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Euromed Feminist Initiative IFE-EFI
Euromed Feminist Initiative EFI is a policy network that encompasses women’s rights organizations from the two shores of the Mediterranean and advocates for gender equality and women’s rights as inseparable from democracy building and citizenship, for political solutions to all conflicts, and for the right of peoples to self-determination.
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Civil Society Conference Held to Discuss Localization of Iraq 2nd NAP for UNSCR 1325
Representatives of civil society organisations and community-based organisations reviewed and discussed the draft of Iraq’s second National Action Plan (NAP) for UNSCR 1325 on women, peace and security during a conference organised under the 'Madad for Women' project. the attendees presented recommendations for the improvement and localization of the draft for the second NAP in order to effectively and concretely meet the needs and aspirations of women in Iraq.
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Ministry of Women Affairs and PWWSD Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls
Dr. Amal Hamad, the Minister of Women Affairs signed today with the Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD), represented by its General Director Ms. Amal Khreisheh, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on "Combating Violence against Women and Girls in the Southern Mediterranean Region". The MoU aims to institutionalize the rights-based approach to promoting gender equality in all sectors. It was signed in the framework of the regional project “Combating Violence Against Women and Girls in the Southern Mediterranean Region” funded by the European Union (EU).
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Training of Trainers on the ABC for a Gender-Sensitive Constitution
EuroMed Feminist Initiative organized a 5-day training of trainers on the “ABC for a gender-sensitive Constitution” in Beirut, Lebanon. The event gathered 10 Syrian participants, from lawyers, human rights defenders, women rights activists and volunteers working with local communities on women’s rights and on women’s participation in all aspects of public life.
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Beauty Training Programme Gives Hope to Jordanian and Syrian Women
Amman, 16 December 2019 - 21 Syrian refugee women and 22 Jordanian women graduated today from an intensive vocational training programme in beauty care and hairdressing. The training supports women’s access to the labour market. It was delivered at the Constant Step Academy and was provided thanks to the support of the European Union, through the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU “MADAD” Fund, by a consortium led by EuroMed Feminist Initiative.
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Regional Forum - Combating Discrimination in Legislation, Tunis
One hundred and fifty-four participants from eighty-seven civil society organisations, together with decision makers, ministerial representatives, legal and gender experts, as well as media from twelve countries from the South Mediterranean gathered on 10-11 December in Tunis for the Regional Forum on Combating Discrimination in Legislation. The participants discussed ways to better implement international women’s human rights conventions and agreements, especially the 4th UfM Ministerial Declaration on women’s rights (Cairo, 27 November 2017) and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention, 2011). In addition to raising awareness about the importance of the conventions to protect women’s rights, the Forum also aimed to engage decision makers in taking action.
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