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CSW 65: How to Challenge and Change a Social Norm?
worldwide/virtualGender injustice is deep-rooted in social norms. Social norms are the values defined by a group and to which members of the group are expected to comply, otherwise risking disapproval, marginalization and/or exclusion. Religion and culture have a strong influence on the definition of social norms, including those relating to gender. At any given moment,
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CSW 65: How to Challenge and Change a Social Norm?
worldwide/virtualGender injustice is deep-rooted in social norms. Social norms are the values defined by a group and to which members of the group are expected to comply, otherwise risking disapproval, marginalization and/or exclusion. Religion and culture have a strong influence on the definition of social norms, including those relating to gender. At any given moment,
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An NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security Discussion: Spending to Increase Nuclear Danger
worldwide/virtualJoin the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security as we discuss how in the midst of an economic and public health crisis, the US is set to spend hundreds of billions on new nuclear weapons which could never be used, add nothing to national security, and actually increase the risk of nuclear war. Funding
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An NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security Discussion: Spending to Increase Nuclear Danger
worldwide/virtualJoin the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security as we discuss how in the midst of an economic and public health crisis, the US is set to spend hundreds of billions on new nuclear weapons which could never be used, add nothing to national security, and actually increase the risk of nuclear war. Funding
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VAWG and COVID-19: Policies and Practices needed to build back better
worldwide/virtualVAWG and COVID-19: Policies & Practices needed to build back better Sign in here to view/participate in the session. This webinar’s panel of experts includes Dubravka Šimonovic (UN Special Rapporteur on VAW), Diana Arango (Senior Gender-Based Violence Specialist, World Bank), Hilary Gbedemah (Member and Immediate Past Chair of UN CEDAW Committee), Hyeshin Park (Economist, Gender
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VAWG and COVID-19: Policies and Practices needed to build back better
worldwide/virtualVAWG and COVID-19: Policies & Practices needed to build back better Sign in here to view/participate in the session. This webinar’s panel of experts includes Dubravka Šimonovic (UN Special Rapporteur on VAW), Diana Arango (Senior Gender-Based Violence Specialist, World Bank), Hilary Gbedemah (Member and Immediate Past Chair of UN CEDAW Committee), Hyeshin Park (Economist, Gender
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[Monthly Meeting] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
worldwide/virtualInterested parties and NGO partners are welcome to join the regular monthly meeting of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on March 18 at 1:00pm EST. Register here: https://forms.gle/fsgqGi9eRq35kDeu7 Meeting Agenda: Welcome & Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land Introductions
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[Monthly Meeting] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
worldwide/virtualInterested parties and NGO partners are welcome to join the regular monthly meeting of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on March 18 at 1:00pm EST. Register here: https://forms.gle/fsgqGi9eRq35kDeu7 Meeting Agenda: Welcome & Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land Introductions
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Decreased Access to Safe Water in Asia: Challenges to Human Security
worldwide/virtualThe Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) will organise a webinar on ‘Decreased Access to Safe Water in Asia: Challenges to Human Security’ in conjunction with the World Water Day–2021. Scheduled to be held on 22 March 2021 from 12 PM to 2 PM (Bangkok time), the webinar will highlight the importance of access to water
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Decreased Access to Safe Water in Asia: Challenges to Human Security
worldwide/virtualThe Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) will organise a webinar on ‘Decreased Access to Safe Water in Asia: Challenges to Human Security’ in conjunction with the World Water Day–2021. Scheduled to be held on 22 March 2021 from 12 PM to 2 PM (Bangkok time), the webinar will highlight the importance of access to water
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