From 25-27 September 2015, the UN member states adopted the Outcome document of the Sustainable Development Goals. Women’s associations and networks worldwide, including WIDE+, reiterate our concern that the Sustainable Development Goals, Targets and Means of Implementation continue to fall…
Governance
EU adopts new framework for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU’s external relations
The European Commission and the European External Action Service adopted a new framework for the EU's activities on gender equality and women's empowerment in EU's external relations for the 2016-2020 period. Its aim is to support partner countries, especially in…
UN Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action, 27 September, 2015
Yesterday at the United Nations headquarters, heads of member states came together to express their commitments to the accelerated implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, of CEDAW, and achievement of gender equality within the timeframe of the…