Post-2015 Development Agenda

UN post-MDG 2015 negotiations lack understanding of women’s human rights and needed economic conditions

Posted by wideplusnetworkon January 20, 2015July 5, 2017in Feminist Economics, Gender and Development, NewsLeave a comment

States are discussing in several rounds and processes new goals for the development policies, PostMDG2015, accross the globe that will replace the Millennium Development Goals that end this year. Governments held a second round of "Substantive" informal Sessions within the UN in…

Global Key Asks of CSOs for the Development Effectiveness process

Posted by wideplusnetworkon December 12, 2014July 5, 2017in Gender and Development, News, Statements and PetitionsLeave a comment

The Global CSO Parnership for development Effectiveness has published 'Key Asks'. The document provides a rallying point and guidepost in terms of positioning for CSOs engaging in the process of transforming the development cooperation system through development effectiveness, which entails addressing both the…

Impressions of the CSW 58th Session

Posted by wideplusnetworkon June 4, 2014July 24, 2021in Gender and Development, Meetings and Workshops, Women's Rights

By Janice Goodson Foerde, KULU The Commission on the Status of Women’s 58th Session (CSW) took place in NYC in March, 2014. It was once again a session filled with a mix of suspense, frustrations, and good experiences. The session…