Upcoming Events

Working Together For Equality: Moving Forward (23rd April 2015)

Working Together For Equality: Moving Forward (23rd April 2015)

ON BEIJING+20 NATIONAL ISSUES, CSW 59TH SESSION & POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA   You are invited to a one day event to discuss the outcomes of the Australian ‘Working Together for Equality: NGO Beijing+20 Review 2014’ Report. This is an opportunity to collaboratively strategise taking forward the major issues that arose from the community consultations across Australia. The forum will also be an opportunity to discuss the Post 2015 Development Agenda and feedback from the 59th session of the Commission on the Status ofWomen Opening Address: Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash, Minister Assisting…Read more
International Women’s Day 2015

International Women’s Day 2015

"The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights" - Gloria Steinem JERA International is partnering with Casa Cultura, the boîte and Cantoalma for a unique event in Melbourne to celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March 2015. Join us in this celebration and enjoy a wonderful evening of music. International Women’s Day is a celebration of women – women in all their diversity and wonder. It is a day when women are…Read more
SPC marks Human Rights Day with national awards in six Pacific countries

SPC marks Human Rights Day with national awards in six Pacific countries

To mark International Human Rights Day today, 10 December 2014, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has partnered with government ministries in the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu, to present individuals and organisations with Human Rights Awards. The theme for the awards is ‘human rights in everyday life’, which covers many aspects of our daily lives, including rights to food, shelter, education, health, protection, freedom of expression and many more. The Pacific is not immune to human rights violations, with violence against women a critical concern…Read more

NGO CSW Parallel Event Registration Deadline

Registration deadline is 12 December 2014 (midnight EST). This year, everyone must register to attend the NGO CSW Forum. Parallel Events will be held from 9-20 March 2015. Consultation Day will be held on 8 March 2015 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Apollo Theater. Reception will be held 10 March 2015 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Armenian Convention Center's Ballroom.Read more

Asia Pacific Civil Society Forum on BEIJING+20

All women were seen; all women were heard A small attempt to summarize today's discussions The Asia-Pacific Civil Society Forum on Beijing+20 held eighteen simultaneous workshops today touching upon issues that affect women's human rights and their empowerment in the region. The discussions in the workshops will forge the recommendations that civil society will give to governments in the upcoming inter-governmental meeting—UN ESCAP Asia and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Beijing+20 review—that will be held on November 17-20 in Bangkok. Cross-cutting issues, such as race, class, ability, age, HIV status,…Read more