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THE GENEVA CENTRE GIVES PROMINENCE TO WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND TO THEIR EMPOWERMENT IN ALL SPHERES OF THE SOCIETY. OUR EVENTS AND INITIATIVES AIM AT ENCOURAGING OPEN DEBATES AND FOSTERING JOINT EFFORTS FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN THE GLOBAL NORTH AND IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH.

Despite undeniable achievements, women’s rights remain challenged, inequality persists, and gender stereotypes and expectations are still deeply entrenched in societies. These universal challenges affect all regions of the world, to various degrees, and require the international community to work together and to tackle this scourge through cooperation.

DEFENDING WOMEN AND GIRLS’ RIGHT TO EDUCATION: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES

Maryna YAZIANOK2023-02-06T14:46:54+01:002023, January 24th|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

On the occasion of the International Day on Education, the Geneva Centre will organize an online panel event “Defending Women and Girls’ Right to Education: Current Challenges and Perspectives”, on 24 January 2023.

PROMOTING EQUAL RIGHTS AND WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION TOWARDS PEACE

Reetta DELAS NASI2022-11-15T10:05:52+01:002022, March 23rd|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

On the occasion of the 49th session of the Human Rights Council, the Geneva Centre in collaboration with European Public Law Organization (EPLO), organized an online panel event “Promoting equal rights and women’s participation towards peace”, on 23 March 2022.

PATHWAYS TO AN EQUAL FUTURE: WOMEN INSPIRING CHANGE

Maryna YAZIANOK2022-11-15T10:12:53+01:002021, March 8th|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue will hold a virtual event to celebrate the commitment, the courage, the empowerment and the determination of millions of ordinary women and men who do extraordinary things in order to promote a society based on gender equality and respect for women’s rights.

MUSLIM WOMEN, BETWEEN STEREOTYPES AND REALITY: AN OBJECTIVE NARRATIVE

Gaëlle2021-01-12T16:58:01+01:002019, March 7th|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

To mark International Women’s Day, celebrated worldwide on 8 March, and to officially launch its latest publications on women and gender equality in the Arab world and beyond, entitled Women’s Rights in the Arab Region: Between Myth and Reality and Veiling /Unveiling: The Headscarf in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, issued in February 2019, the Geneva Centre organized a debate and book presentation.

VEILING/UNVEILING: THE HEADSCARF IN CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND JUDAISM

Gaëlle2021-01-12T16:58:24+01:002018, February 23rd|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

The event sought to counter misconceptions, to deconstruct stereotypes and to show the role of the headscarf as a bridge between cultures and religions, rather than as an alien practice giving rise to divergence, intolerance or exclusion. The goal was to shed light on the history and the true symbolism of the headscarf today.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE ARAB REGION: BETWEEN MYTH AND REALITY

Gaëlle2021-01-12T16:58:49+01:002017, September 6th|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

The panel discussion, organized as a side-event to the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council, sought to objectively measure progress in the Arab region on the status of women in relation to the recent past, with a view to providing impetus for the further advancement of their status.

ADVANCING THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE ARAB WORLD

Gaëlle2021-01-12T16:59:17+01:002016, March 22nd|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

Women’s rights and gender equality have been at the heart of the international agenda over the past few years. This intensification of the movement for women’s rights has been driven, in part, by the anniversaries of some of the core international instruments on gender.

ROUND TABLE: MEN AND BOYS – IN SOLIDARITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Gaëlle2021-01-12T17:00:07+01:002014, November 10th|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

The Geneva Centre co-convened one of the 16 side-events composing the Geneva NGO Forum and focusing on the 12 core themes set out illo tempore by the Beijing Conference. The interactive roundtable, entitled “Men and Boys – In Solidarity for Gender Equality”, took place on 4th November, and was moderated by Mr. Ricardo Espinosa.

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR WOMEN’S EDUCATION IN THE ARAB WORLD

Gaëlle2021-01-12T17:00:36+01:002014, June 16th|CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND EDUCATION, EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

The Geneva Centre hosted a panel discussion at the side-lines of the United Nations Human Rights Council to discuss the opportunities and challenges for women’s education in the Arab World.

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