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Addressing GBV: A Key Element in Gender-Sensitive Addiction Treatment Programs
worldwide/virtualAddressing GBV: a Key Element in Gender-Sensitive Addiction Treatment Programs Free online event in English - Monday, 22 March 2021, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST (NY time), 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CET (España) Women with substance use disorders face many obstacles in accessing and engaging in addiction treatment programs. Considering that gender-based violence
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Youth-led Action Research (YAR) on the Impact of COVID-19 on Marginalised Youth in 9 Countries in the Asia Pacific
worldwide/virtualThe Asia Pacific region is home to more than 700 million young people. About 85 million come from marginalized backgrounds, living in extreme poverty, having little to no access to education, employment, health care, and social protection, and facing barriers to meaningful opportunities to engage in decision-making processes that affect their lives. Disconnected from their
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Overcoming Stigma and Violence Against Incarcerated and Drug-using Women
worldwide/virtualOvercoming Stigma and Violence against Incarcerated and Drug-using Women Organised by Dianova International, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) Women who use drugs, and women incarcerated and formerly incarcerated for drug offences, face high levels of stigma, discrimination and
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The way forward: developing gender-sensitive treatment programs to eradicate barriers for women
worldwide/virtualSide-event to the 64th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Women who use drugs face specific barriers that limit their access to recovery programs. The online event will review ways to remove these barriers and improve their adherence to treatment. It will feature an infographic prepared for this event, and emphasize the need to focus
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Strong Families for Strong Communities: Examples from Turtle Island
worldwide/virtualFamily is the foundational institution for Indigenous Peoples and communities yet many policies and practices such as boarding schools and the Indian Act have undermined Indigenous families resulting in a legacy of abuse, intergenerational trauma, and large numbers of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). This presentation will describe the centrality of families for the
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Generation Equality: Lifting Up Young Women’s Voices in the Church
worldwide/virtualDear UN partners in gender justice and women’s and girls’ empowerment, You are cordially invited to "Lifting Up Young Women's Voices in the Church." Join Episcopal United Nations and the Presiding Bishop’s UNCSW65 delegates at the Generation Equality Forum as they discuss how Generation Equality fits into Church life, women who have guided them along
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[NGO CSW-NY monthly mtg] Driving Change: A Look at Intergenerational Activism
worldwide/virtualJoin us for our June Monthly Meeting for a special intergenerational program! We'll be announcing the winners of the NGO CSW65 Young Feminist Awards, having a panel discussion on widows, and announcing the new NGO CSW/NY Executive Committee! Register here. Please note that this will be our last monthly meeting until September. Agenda: 8 -
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[NGO CSW-NY monthly mtg] Driving Change: A Look at Intergenerational Activism
worldwide/virtualJoin us for our June Monthly Meeting for a special intergenerational program! We'll be announcing the winners of the NGO CSW65 Young Feminist Awards, having a panel discussion on widows, and announcing the new NGO CSW/NY Executive Committee! Register here. Please note that this will be our last monthly meeting until September. Agenda: 8 -
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Religious Actors: Ally or Threat for Achieving Gender Equality?
worldwide/virtualYou are warmly invited to a pre-Event to Generation Equality Forum and the High Level Political Forum Religious Actors: Ally or Threat for Achieving Gender Equality? Register via Eventbrite Program: Opening remarks: Khushwant Singh, Head of Secretariat, PaRD Launching new report: Dr. Nora Khalaf-Elledge, Post-Doc Fellow, Joint Learning Initiative Looking Back to Look Forward: The
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Religious Actors: Ally or Threat for Achieving Gender Equality?
worldwide/virtualYou are warmly invited to a pre-Event to Generation Equality Forum and the High Level Political Forum Religious Actors: Ally or Threat for Achieving Gender Equality? Register via Eventbrite Program: Opening remarks: Khushwant Singh, Head of Secretariat, PaRD Launching new report: Dr. Nora Khalaf-Elledge, Post-Doc Fellow, Joint Learning Initiative Looking Back to Look Forward: The
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