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Biovision – New Book on Tranformation of our food systems

Biovision is pleased to announce an important new book which can be downloaded free of charge at https://www.globalagriculture.org/transformation/. The authors were supported in the publication of the book by the Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development (CH) and the Future Foundation for Agriculture (D). Please feel free to forward to your networks.

Transformation of Our Food Systems
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes sharp injustices and system wide failures of today’s prevailing food and agriculture systems, injustices that have been accelerating over the past decade; the most destructive period of food production and consumption in modern history. In their new book “Transformation of our food systems – the making of a paradigm shift”, 40 international experts describe the highlights and trends in food production since 2009, when the ground breaking International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development Report (IAASTD) was published.

The critical new book calls for an urgent, accelerated transformation of our food systems. Dr. Hans Herren, Biovision Foundation’s president, former World Food Prize winner and co-president of the IAASTD, researcher and expert in agroecology, is the initiator and co-editor. “This book clearly proves from various perspectives that the agroecological approach is by far the most important and fundamental pathway to ‘build back better’ (after COVID-19) and to make the shift towards sustainable food systems,” says Herren. Co-editor Benny Haerlin, says of the book “it not only talks about transformation, it also shows how it can be done and where it is already happening.”

The book is published in the run-up to this year’s only virtual High Level Special Event of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS), where for the first time agroecology will be at the centre of discussions and where decision-makers will also reflect about global efforts needed to “build back better”. The book is also a critical contribution to the “Food Systems Summit 2021”, being organized under the auspices of the United Nations.

More information is available here:
https://www.globalagriculture.org/fileadmin/files/weltagrarbericht/IAASTD-Buch/2020-09-24_Media-Release_IAASTD_10.pdf

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Widows’ Rights International: Importance of the Media Especially to Rural Widows: to Ensure Last Woman First – March 2018

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Widows’ Rights International: Economic Empowerment for Widows and Female Headed Households: Lessons Learnt from the MDGs

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9th International NGO Forum on “Economic Empowerment of Women – Key Factors for Equality by 2030”

The NGO CSW Geneva co-organizes the 9TH OCAPROCE International NGO Forum on the Economic Social and cultural Rights of Women 

on 2 June 2017, 10:00-18:00  
Room VII, Palais des Nations (Attention Room change)

Theme: 

“ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN – KEY FACTORS FOR EQUALITY BY 2030”

 

Registration on INDICO :
https://reg.unog.ch/event/18631/
(mandatory for those who do nat have a UN ground pass)

Note: if you do not have an INDICO account, you must first create an account via: https://reg.unog.ch/event/18631/user/register


Programme Summary: 

10:00 – 11:00 Official Opening of the Forum

11:00 – 13:15   Morning Sessions:

  • 1  Inclusive Growth for the Eradication of Women’s Poverty
  • 2  Women’s role in peace building and qualitative growth
  • 3  The Consequences of Migration on Women in Africa

14:15 – 16:30   Afternoon Sessions:

  • 4  Pay Gap in Light of the Economic Empowerment of Women
  • 5  Gender Pension Gap: Cumulative Effect of lifelong Gender Imbalances in Paid & Unpaid Work
  • 6  The Importance of ICTs for the Empowerment of Women and Gender Equality 

16:30 – 17:15 Closing
17:15 – 18:00   Reception

More information: Full Programme

 

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Widows’ Rights International : Past, Present and Future: widowhood: What we have learnt and what is left to do – March 2015

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HRC22 side-event: Women’s Land Rights

Orgnaized by Bangwee & Dialogue
Monday 4 March, 12:00-14:00
Palais des Nations Room XXVII

More information on the Flyer

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HRC21 side event on Empowering women through Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 12 September

12 September 2012 – 13:00-15:00 – Room XXI, Palais des Nations

A collaboration between the Permanent Missions of Finland, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Spain and Thailand and the NGO CSW Geneva.

Panelists:

  • Ms. Laura DUPUY LASSERRE, President of the Human Rights Council (Chair, Moderator)
  • Ms. Kyung-wha KANG, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Opening statement)
  • Ms. Magdalena SEPULVEDA, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty
  • Mr. Niklas BRUUN, Member of the CEDAW Committee
  • Ms. Ruth Abril Sttoffels, Professor of International Law and International Relations, specialised in gender issues, Cardenal Herrera CEU University
  • Ms. Nyaradzai GUMBONZVANDA, President of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women and General Secretary of YWCA
Downlaod: event flyer
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Thematic Forum on Economic Empowerment & Employment – Meeting on November 3, 2011

on Thursday November 3, 2011 – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
at the NGO resource Center, Plais de Nations – Geneva

Agenda:

  • Considering our present day world, what are the most pressing issues to be taken up by our Group?
  • What organisations or individual would be useful to engage with in the future: UN Agencies such as ILO, UNCTAD, ITU (on ITCs) or WTO or individual, including the knowledge and competence of our own membership?
  • Key activities for 2012, including possible side events at the HRC or other meetings.
  • Any other items you may wish to add.

Download: Minutes of the 3 Nov 2011 meeting

 

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Panel on “Domestic Work: Human Rights of Women- Towards an ILO Convention on Domestic Workers” on May 30

Conchita Poincini as President of the NGO Committere on the Status of Women Geneva and Convener of the Working Group on Women’s Employment and the Economics of Gender was adamant on organising  a two hour lunch event in preparation of the ILO Labour Conference (ILC), which is to be held June 1-17, 2011.

The ILO Labor Conference will discuss for the second year running the adoption of a Convention and/or Recommendation on “Domestic Workers” a particularly exploited and unprotected group of workers, who are mostly women.

In relation to this conference, the NGO-CSW Working Groups on Employment & the Economics of Gender, Displaced Women and Women’s Right to Health, will hold a panel on

“Domestic Work: Human Rights of Women- Towards an ILO Convention on Domestic Workers”

on Monday, May 30, 2011

in Room S4 at the Palais des Nations.

 

The Event Flyer can be downloaded here

 

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WG on Employment and the Economics of Gender – Meeting on 23 May 2011 CANCELLED

The Meeting of the WG on Employment and the Economics of Gender that was planned for  Monday  23 May  1 – 3 pm is cancelled.

Downloads:

Minutes of the 28 March 2011 WG Meeting

UN Women – 100 Day Action Plan

Council of Europe Resolution – Image of women in advertising

Entrepreneurship Forum – input from Simone Ovart

MacroecoHomeics – Carl Brinton Report (WOW) – Spring 2007

MMM research on unpaid work – working document – march 2011