Women and girls are uniquely affected and targeted in many conflict situations where atrocity crimes are being perpetrated, and yet the frameworks that influence policymakers and actors in the field often lack a gendered lens.

Over one year has gone by since our quarterly Focal Points meetings and events have gone virtual. Now that we are returning to in-person meetings in Geneva, we are pleased to invite you to our hybrid Geneva Focal Points Meeting

The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to attend a virtual event for young professionals and students interested in working at and engaging with international organisations in Vienna.

Présentation en ligne de l'Executive Certificate et Master en Genre et développement.

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research and the Government of Canada invite you to an interactive side event marking the launch of UNIDIR’s new report Women Managing Weapons: Perspectives for Increasing Women’s Participation in Weapons and Ammunition Management.

On the occasion of the Paris Generation Equality Forum (GEF), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in partnership with the French National Assembly and Senate, will be holding a side event on the theme Parliaments Act for Equal. The event will take place virtually on Friday 2 July 2021, from 10:40 to 11:25 CEST.

Two Vienna-based International Gender Champions, H.E. Ambassador Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the International Organizations in Vienna and Executive Director Elena Sokova of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation will come together with members of the CTBT Youth Group, Ms Naledi Daka, Mr Sahil Shah, and Ms Mingqi Xie to discuss effective ways for meaningful youth involvement in the current world agenda. 

The International Gender Champions Disarmament Impact Group and the BWC Implementation Support Unit welcome you to an interactive discussion on the relevance of gender perspectives to the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention.

The Secretariat is an information session for Champions and Focal Points on Monday 28th June at 15.00 to explain why the new IGC GBV Pledge has been developed, what we hope to achieve and how you can each contribute to its effective implementation.