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7th Global Forum on Gender Statistics
The 7th Global Forum on Gender Statistics is organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Government o [...]
NGOs urges Nigeria to prioritise WASH issues
Benson Attah (National Coordinator, Society for Water and Sanitation [NEWSAN], WMG member) and Priscila Achakpa (National Coordinator, WEP, WMG Africa Regional OP) participated at the one-day stake [...]
HLPF 2018: Women Human Rights and Environmental Defenders
"Despite calls from civil society, and recent progress on commitment to WHREDs at a global level, the 2030 agenda fails to highlight the important and legitimate role of WHREDs working on developm [...]
HLPF 2018: Land, Biodiversity, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Despite playing a major role in biodiversity conservation, forest management and restoration—such as through intergenerational transmission of traditional knowledge, keeping seeds, energy generati [...]
HLPF 2018: Katia Araujo’s Review of the SDG 15
Insecure land rights for women and communities is also a key threat to forests and gender equality. Women own less than 20% of the world’s land and in more than half of all countries. Additionally [...]
HLPF 2018: Gertrude Kenyangi’s intervention as Lead Discussant on SGD 15
A policy is only as good as its implementation. It is important to ensure that policies translate into practice. The entire value chain, from the global to the national to the grassroots must be [...]
HLPF 2018: Land, Biodiversity, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
"Laws, policies, programs, and services must fully and intentionally integrate a gender-responsive approach in their formulation and delivery. They must engage and recognize women and indigenous p [...]
HLPF 2018: Sustainable Consumption and Production, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Women are exposed are highly vulnerable to hazardous chemicals through products they consume and workplace contamination, which is contributing to the increase of diseases such as breast cancer a [...]
HLPF 2018: Lillian Cueva’s Review on SDG 11: Cities
Unequal structures, including the current economic model, lead to: climate change and ecological degradation; militarization and conflict; unjust ecosystem, financial, trade and investment gove [...]
HLPF 2018: Isis Alvarez’s Intervention on Perspectives of LDCs, LLDCs and MICs
Women’s equal participation and leadership in decisions that affect them and their communities is a prerequisite for building resilient societies. Isis Alvarez (GFC, Colombia) delivered her com [...]