Gender and Development

WIDE+ and other women’s rights networks promoting push for human rights at 3rd Conference on Financing for Development

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 15, 2015July 5, 2017in Gender and Development, Gender justice in Europe, Statements and PetitionsLeave a comment

WIDE+ as a member of The Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD) is taking part in the activities during the International Conference on Financing for Development that closes on 16 July in Addis Ababa. The formal…

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

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 10, 2015July 25, 2021in Analysis, Gender and Development, Gender justice in Europe, Reports and Publications3 Comments

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 global statement: not to the Post-2015 Development Agenda becoming a new vehicle for privatization

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 5, 2015July 5, 2017in Gender and Development, Statements and PetitionsLeave a comment

26 June, 2015 Transnational companies are not accountable to binding treaties for their role in human rights abuses, while some private sector actors are responsible for a range of systemic human rights abuses. At the same time the push for…