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EuroMed Feminist Initiative 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.

19 June - International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Ending sexual violence in conflict : today and everyday

24 MAY - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT

WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN PEACE PROCESSES IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER #WomenCountForPeace

Launching the 2021 Regional Index on Violence against Women and Girls

The 2021 Regional Index on Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) was launched during the two-day conference organised by EuroMed Feminist Initiative in partnership with Jordan Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women´s Empowerment, in the frame of the EU funded regional program “Combating VAWG in the South Mediterranean”.

EFI mourns Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI-IFE) expresses its grief and sorrow for the death of the prominent Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, when covering an Israeli military raid inside Jenin Refugee Camp.

Brussels Conference on Syria and the region (9-10 May) #SyriaConf2022

COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS – FROM WORDS TO ACTION Side-event to Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region 2022 FINAL STATEMENT Syrian women urge decision-makers to ensure the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Syria

Workshop on Common Agenda and VAWG

Expert Roundtable on Discriminatory Legislation to Combat VAWG

EuroMed Feminist Initiative organised a strategic meeting for the establishment of a Feminist School for Syrian Activists

Between 13th and 14th of June, the EuroMed Feminist Initiative organised a strategic meeting for the establishment of a Feminist School for Syrian Activists, that brought together members of EFI’s long time partner organisations, as well as the fo

Coordination meeting between the Department of Non-Governmental Organizations (DNGO) at the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Baghdad with local organizations

On the 26th of May 2022, Women Empowerment Organization (WEO), with the support of the Euro-Med Feminist Initiative, held a coordination meeting between the Department of Non-Governmental Organizations (DNGO) at the General Secretariat of the Coun

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Brussels Conference on Syria and the region (9-10 May) #SyriaConf2022 Syrian women urge decision-makers to ensure the implementation of the Women Peace and Security Agenda in Syria

09 May 2022
COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS – FROM WORDS TO ACTION Side-event to Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region 2022 FINAL STATEMENT Syrian women urge decision-makers to ensure the implementation of the...

Syrian Women ́s Right Civil Society Conference

16 Jan 2022
Combating Violence Against Women and Girls as a Main Barrier to Women’s Participation in Decision Making and Peace Building in Syria 9-10 December 2021 Brussels

Discrimination of Women in Legislation and Protection of Women and Girls from Violence

16 Jan 2022
Experts roundtable on Discrimination of Women in Legislation and Protection of Women and Girls from Violence

Common Agenda for Combating Violence Against Women and Girls as a Major Barrier to Women's Participation in Syria

09 Dec 2021
The Common Agenda for Combating Violence against Women and Girls as a major barrier to women’s participation in Syria is a tool to advocate for structural access of Syrian women to decision-making on local, national, and international levels. It is...

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Workshop on Common Agenda and VAWG

07/01/2022

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Feminist Voices

Idah Muema
Senior Gender Advisor at the UNAMI

"This year, as we know, we have seen new challenges brought about by the impact of the pandemic of COVID-19, which sadly has led to an increase in

Mr. Per Örnéus
Ambassador, Special Envoy to the Syria Crisis at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden

"Violence against women and girls should be a priority for governments as well as the international community, to support local initiatives and activists to continue their work."

Tiziana Dal Pra
Feminist and trainer

"To ask for asylum as a woman, to ask for it in the name of a universal women human rights law… it was not an easy step."

Bakhshan Zangana
Secretary General of the High Council of Women, Regional Government of Kurdistan

About Us

Key Highlights

EuroMed Feminist Initiative EFI

19 June - International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

24 MAY - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT

Launching the 2021 Regional Index on Violence against Women and Girls

EFI mourns Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

Brussels Conference on Syria and the region (9-10 May) #SyriaConf2022

Latest News

Workshop on Common Agenda and VAWG

Expert Roundtable on Discriminatory Legislation to Combat VAWG

EuroMed Feminist Initiative organised a strategic meeting for the establishment of a Feminist School for Syrian Activists

Coordination meeting between the Department of Non-Governmental Organizations (DNGO) at the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Baghdad with local organizations

Latest Publications

Brussels Conference on Syria and the region (9-10 May) #SyriaConf2022 Syrian women urge decision-makers to ensure the implementation of the Women Peace and Security Agenda in Syria

Syrian Women ́s Right Civil Society Conference

Discrimination of Women in Legislation and Protection of Women and Girls from Violence

Common Agenda for Combating Violence Against Women and Girls as a Major Barrier to Women's Participation in Syria

Upcoming Events

Workshop on Common Agenda and VAWG

Calendar

June

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Feminist Voices

"This year, as we know, we have seen new challenges brought about by the impact of the pandemic of COVID-19, which sadly has led to an increase in

"Violence against women and girls should be a priority for governments as well as the international community, to support local initiatives and activists to continue their work."

"To ask for asylum as a woman, to ask for it in the name of a universal women human rights law… it was not an easy step."

"In my opinion, the most important achievement is the cooperation work of ministries and other national institutions with civil society