Fearless: Standing with women and girls to end violence

Action Aid UK, which is through GADN part of the WIDE+ Network, has released a report that marks the launch of its Fearless campaign on violence against women. It is calling on the UK government to push for the implementation…

A recommendation for CEDAW on gender and development policy by WIDE Austria

WIDE Austria has elaborated a proposal to serve as a basis for the comprehensive improvement of the monitoring and reporting methods of CEDAW members by proposing a General Recommendation on “Women’s Rights and International Development Policy”. WIDE Austria has criticized…

WIDE+ joins collective demand for a UN binding Treaty on Transnational Companies

The UNHRC Inter-governmental Working Group (IGWG) has been given a mandate by UN members to develop a UN binding Treaty on TransNational Companies (TNCs) and Human Rights. The IGWG has had its first working session between 6-10 July in Geneva, Switzerland.…