The Permanent Mission of South Africa hosts this virtual side event on the "Successes and Challenges of Equal Participation of Women and Men in Pursuit of the Purpose of the Conventional Arms Treaties and their Implementation" on the margins of the 8th Conference of the States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty.

This interactive meeting on the margins of the 10th Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon) will take stock of progress on gender mainstreaming during this review cycle and identify concrete measures to advance gender diversity, gender analysis and gender equality in nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

This event aims to highlight the different realities on combating gender-based violence in different regions of the world with a focus on LGBTIQ populations. Gender-based violence and harmful practices happen due to root causes that affect women in all of their diversity and LGBTIQ populations, such as heteronormative patriarchy, and those need to be discussed. This event will share challenges and good practices and highlight how to tackle gender-based violence toward LGBTIQ populations.

The Global Survivors Fund and its Ukrainian partners EUCCI, Blue Bird and Truth Hounds invite you to the Launch of the Study on Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: Opportunities and Prospects, a hybrid side-event to the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Please join the event along with survivors, representatives of the government of Ukraine, members of the international community and other key stakeholders for a dialogue on the status, challenges and the way forward for reparations for survivors and victims in Ukraine.

The overlapping impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating climate disasters and geopolitical conflict are a threat to gender equality and women’s rights across the globe. A new report by UN Women and UNDP shows what governments can do now to prevent further rollbacks and recover lost ground, while enhancing resilience and preparedness for future shocks. Government Responses to COVID-19: Lessons on Gender Equality for a World in Turmoil draws on a unique global dataset of nearly 5,000 measures adopted by 226 countries and territories in response to COVID-19. It analyzes the extent to which these measures have responded to the specific challenges that women have faced, highlights gaps as well as good practices, and looks at the factors that have enabled a stronger gender response across countries.

This event will focus on the voices of girls and young women who are advocates for gender equality in their countries. They will share their personal experiences of trying to influence decision-making processes and which issues global leaders should prioritise to ensure that girls and young women all over the world can have a seat at the table.

This Impact Group on Research and Oceans for Women is being established to enhance international cooperation towards concrete and transformative action to ensure that women actively participate and are able to engage at leadership and decision-making levels in all fields of ocean science and research, and ocean industries. All members of IGC are invited to join the launch and work with the group.

The International Gender Champions and U.N. Parents cordially invite you to an interactive online workshop on parental leave in the UN System, on Thursday, 2 June 2022, from 15:00 to 16:15 CET, via Zoom Application.