Conferences

Events

Women PeaceMakers Conference: Defying Extremism

he rise of violent religious extremism and its impact on women and communities worldwide is an urgent and deepening crisis. From Nov. 19-21, the IPJ will convene its 10th international working…

The first IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

The first IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians will bring together young members of parliaments, youth leaders from other walks of life and experts from across the world in a bid to “take…

International working conference "Defying Extremism: Gendered Responses to Religious Violence"

This fall as part of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Women PeaceMakers Program, the Institute for Peace and Justice will be hosting an international working conference…

Webinar "Women's Participation in Constitution-Building processes in Egypt and Tunisia"

On August 19 at 9 am EDT iKNOW Politics organizes a webinar on Women's Participation in Constitution-Building processes in Egypt and Tunisia. A country’s constitution provides…

WORLD FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY 2014

The Strasbourg World Forum for Democracy is an annual gathering of leaders, opinion-makers, civil society activists, representatives of business, academia, media and professional groups to debate key…

Geneva NGO FORUM - Beijing+20 UN ECE Regional Review

The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva, and its partner organizations, will host an NGO Forum as part of the UNECE* Regional Review of Beijing+20 (Palais des Nations, Geneva - 6-7 Nov. 2014…

Translating international human rights commitments into national realities: The role of parliaments and their contribution to the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council

The Seminar is being jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the General Assembly (Legislative Power) of Uruguay in collaboration with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human…

Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships Forum 2014

Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships, funded by the Australian Government, will support the professional and skills development of Pacific women parliamentarians and parliamentary staff;…

Arab Women Leadership Forum to be held in November

Dubai: The fourth edition of the Arab Women Leadership Forum will focus on the theme ‘Towards Global Competitiveness’ on November 4 and 5 at the Godolphin Ballroom in Emirates Towers Hotel. Dubai…