Conferences

Events

High Level Discussion on the ‘’Economic Cost of Violence Against Women"

Around 2 percent of the GDP is the estimated cost of gender-based violence worldwide. The direct costs of the health and justice systems, child and welfare support, as well as indirect costs, such as…

The Arab International Women’s Forum Conference

Under the theme “Young Arab Women Leaders: The Voice of the Future”, the Arab International Women’s Forum will host its 8th Conference in Kuwait on 19-20 October 2016. Click here for more information…

Feminist Forum: Discrimination + Harassment of Women in Politics

TITLE: A woman’s place is apparently not in the house (either of them): Discrimination and harassment of women in politics ABSTRACT: Women continue to be under-represented in politics around the…

BRICS Women Parliamentarian Forum

42 delegates from BRICS countries will be attending a two-day meeting of BRICS Women Parliamentarian Forum to be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in Jaipur on Saturday.…

Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament: United for shaping the future

The 11th edition of the Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament will be held on 12 and 13 December 2016 and will be co-hosted by the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates and the IPU…

The 135th Inter-parliamentary Union Assembly

The 135th Inter-parliamentary Union Assembly will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from the 23th to the 27th of October 2016. Among the numerous agenda items the assembly is to…

Ensuring That No One Is Left Behind: Financing Gender Equality and Stable and Peaceful Societies for Effective Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially on Gender Equality (Goal 5) and on Stable and Peaceful Societies (Goal 16), provide a critical opportunity to implement commitments on…

Combating Terrorism, Regional Conflicts, and Migration Challenges in the Middle East and Africa

The Women’s Foreign Policy Group will host on June 20th an event around the theme “Celebrating Women Leaders benefit luncheon on Combating Terrorism, Regional Conflicts, and Migration…

OAS First and Second Plenary Sessions of the General Assembly

Foreign ministers of OAS member states will meet from June 14-15, in the Dominican Republic. The General Assembly will be broadcast live on the OAS Website. More information is available here.