Women’s Rights

Impressions from the World Social Forum 2013 in Tunis

Posted by wideplusnetworkon April 30, 2013July 24, 2021in Analysis, Meetings and Workshops, Women's Rights

By Ilse Hanak The World Social Forum this year took place in Tunis from 26 to 30 March at the campus of El Manar University. Expectations were high by Tunisians and other participants from the Maghreb and Mashrek region. Civil…

CSW: Optimism in spite of Challenges and Results – Yes, We Could!

Posted by wideplusnetworkon April 30, 2013July 24, 2021in Analysis, Women's Rights

By Janice G Førde The UN Commission on the Status of Women’s (CSW) 57th Session took place the first two weeks of March. These annual sessions of the CSW are used to monitor progress on the implementation of women’s rights…

Rio+20 Do We Want this Future?

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 30, 2012July 5, 2017in Analysis, Gender and Development, Reports and Publications, Women's Rights

From 20 to 22 June this year in Rio, state leaders from the world had the chance to make real progress on the sustainability agenda. Instead Rio+20 proved disappointing. Eva Lachkovics, from WIDE Austria, a WIDE+ platform, reports from the…