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Blog by Champion Nikhil Seth
Gender equality at UNITAR
Blog by Champion Michael Møller - Leveraging SDG 16 to improve implementation of SDG 5
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller at XIV UNOG-DCAF Seminar: “Leveraging SDG 16 to improve implementation of SDG 5” on 24 November 2017.
Launch of the new International Gender Champions-Nairobi hub on 7 March 2018!
An IGC-Nairobi hub was created during the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on 5 December 2017
'How To': A Checklist for International Gender Champions
The IGC Change Management Impact Group co-chaired by UNAIDS, and the UK Mission to Geneva launched a dynamic and practical checklist for International Gender Champions at the IGC-Geneva Annual Meeting.
UN peacekeeper from South Africa awarded United Nations’ Military Gender Advocate of the Year
New York/Vancouver, 15 November 2017 – A UN peacekeeper from South Africa was today awarded the United Nations’ Military Gender Advocate of the Year in Vancouver, Canada.
Making Women Count in Peace Negotiations: An honest discussion and powerful insider’s perspective testimonials
How can we prevent the exclusion of women in mediation processes? On 9 November, the Swedish Mission co-hosted the event “Making Women Count in Peace Negotiations: An Insider’s Perspective from Colombia, Syria, and the Philippines” together with Inclusive Peace & Transition Initiative (länka) and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland as part of Geneva Peace Week (länka).
Women’s Leadership is Driving Climate Action
Speech by Patricia Espinosa, UN's top climate change official, on the margins of ministerial meeting in Fiji, designed to prepare the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn in November (COP23)
The Man Box: What Toxic Masculinities Mean and What Can be Done
What is it to be masculine? Toughness? Self-sufficiency? Sexual prowess? Aggression? Watch the video of our event!
IGC Trade Impact Group Prepares Declaration on Trade & Gender
The IGC Impact Group on Trade led by Iceland, Sierra Leone, Canada and the International Trade Center, has been working on a declaration on Gender & Trade to be proposed in the margins of the next WTO Ministerial Conference this December in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Facebook Live Discussion on Male Champions for Women's Leadership
Facebook Live discussion co-organized by the International Gender Champions & iKNOW Politics which will bring together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who will share their experiences and views on the role of male champions in promoting women’s political participation and leadership.
Gender Champions call for a gender-balanced United Nations General Assembly
Highlights of the International Gender Champions during the UN General Assembly
Tell us your stories about Engaging #MaleChampions to Support Women’s Political Participation e-Discussion 2017
An e-discussion and online platform to promote an active and fruitful dialogue on how men can be catalysts for enhancing women’s participation in politics with the goal of drawing out best practices and lessons learned.