Women’s human rights

CSW 2016 Stepped It Up for Gender Equality and a Planet 50-50 by 2030. What now?

Posted by wideplusnetworkon May 1, 2016July 26, 2021in Analysis, Meetings and Workshops, Women's Rights

Janice G Foerde The milestone sixtieth session of the UN Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) took place from 14-24 March 2016 at UN Headquarters in New York City. It was the largest CSW ever. Over 120 government ministers…

WIDE+ joins International condemn of the murder of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres in Honduras

Posted by wideplusnetworkon March 4, 2016July 26, 2021in Feminist Solidarities, Statements and Petitions1 Comment

Berta Cáceres, indigenous leader and spokeperson for more than 20 years of the Civic Council of Popular and Inigenous Organizations of Honduras (Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras - Copinh), was murdered on 3rd March while she…

WIDE+ 2015 Report: Women’s rights need a transformation of the global development paradigm

Posted by wideplusnetworkon September 28, 2015July 5, 2017in Analysis, Reports and PublicationsLeave a comment

The United Nations have adopted this weekend the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that set the global development agenda for the coming 15 years. The agenda is presented in conjunction with a “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s…