– The Urgent Need for a European Fund for Feminist Organizations
On April 9th, at the European Parliament, Equipop took part in the launch of a strong political call for the creation of a European fund to support feminist organizations. This initiative comes in a global context of crisis in development aid and growing attacks by anti-rights movements. At the heart of this event, organized by […]
Looking back on CSW69: facing conservative governments and rising fascism, feminist diplomacies must lead the way
Equipop took part in the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held at the United Nations from March 10 to 21. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (Beijing+30), a roadmap for advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide. To mark this milestone —and in […]
– Geneva Conference: strengthening alliances for a global feminist agenda in the face of backlash
On Tuesday November 21, 2023, Equipop organized a conference in Geneva on the theme « Promoting SRHR in multilateral spaces in the face of backlash » in collaboration with the Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung and Sexual Rights Initiative. The event gathered some 100 participants, both online and on site, demonstrating a strong interest in this issue. Discussions between […]
– Feminist foreign policy: the accountability report in France is out!
After assessing five years of France’s « feminist diplomacy », the Gender Equality High Council handed in its report to ministers Catherine Colonna and Isabelle Rome. Equipop made a major contribution to this report, that is the first comprehensive accountability tool ever on feminist foreign policy in France. At this time, there is no English version of […]
– MOBILISATIONS À SUIVRE POUR LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE TOLÉRANCE ZÉRO À L’ÉGARD DES MUTILATIONS SEXUELLES FÉMININES
Plus de 200 millions de filles et de femmes ont subi une mutilation sexuelle féminine (MSF) dans le monde. Le Secrétaire général de l’Onu a appelé, le 5 février 2016, à l’élimination totale des MSF d’ici 2030, conformément aux Objectifs de développement durable. Equipop contribue à cet objectif et se mobilise pour l’abandon des MSF.
– Forum Génération Égalité : la France doit piloter une coalition « droits et santé sexuels et reproductifs »
A l’initiative d’Equipop, du Planning Familial et de MDM, 93 réseaux et associations, engagées sur les questions de « droits et santé sexuels et reproductifs » dans plus d’une trentaine de pays, demandent à Emmanuel Macron que la France crée et pilote une coalition DSSR au Forum Génération Egalité (« Pékin+25 »).
– Press Release – G7 – Women’s rights: France has not met all expectations
Press releaseBiarritz, 27 aout 2019 This G7 was the opportunity for the French President Emmanuel Macron to translate his commitment to make gender equality a great global cause into action. Multiple financial commitments were taken, but the Women 7 (W7) feminist associations believe that French Presidency has not met all expectations. France failed to embody […]
– Press Release – G7 Finance Ministerial Meeting: reaction of Women 7 feminist organisations
A missed opportunity to take ambitious financial actions on women’s and girls’ rights The G7 countries finance ministers as well as several multilateral financial institutions governors met on 17 and 18 July in Chantilly. It was the last ministerial meeting before the Biarritz Summit, and a key opportunity to announce ambitious funding for women’s and […]