– CP – G7 – Women's rights: France has not fully fulfilled its commitments
Press release Biarritz, August 27, 2019 This G7 summit was an opportunity for President Macron to translate his announcement to make gender equality a major global cause into action. Several financial commitments were made, but the feminist associations of the Women 7 (W7) consider that the contract has not been fully fulfilled. Feminist diplomacy […]
– CP – G7 in Biarritz: Emmanuel Macron proposes an "inclusive" summit without civil society
From August 24 to 26, 2019, France will host the G7 summit in Biarritz. To date, the government is only prepared to grant around ten accreditations to NGOs, which is the lowest representation of civil society organizations since 2005. The conditions for civil society access to the press during the summit […]
– G7: Women 7 feminist associations proudly display their demands
The final stretch before the G7 Summit, which will open on August 24 in Biarritz. France has announced its intention to make this G7 summit about the fight against inequality, with a strong focus on gender inequality. But for the feminist associations of Women 7, with 16 days to go, it's not enough [...]
– Project “Protecting Future Generations”: Trip by Burkinabe parliamentarians to Mali for the adoption of a law on gender-based violence
On June 25 and 26, a delegation of Burkinabe parliamentarians traveled to Bamako, Mali, to share their legislative experience in combating female genital mutilation (FGM) with Malian lawmakers who are in the process of adopting a law on gender-based violence.
– Press release – G7 Finance Ministers: reaction from Women 7 feminist organizations
A missed opportunity to adopt ambitious financial measures on women's and girls' rights The finance ministers of the G7 countries and the governors of several multilateral financial institutions met on July 17 and 18 in Chantilly. As the last ministerial meeting before the Biarritz summit, it was an opportunity to adopt ambitious financial measures on women's and girls' rights.
– “Human Rights”: Violence Against Women
On Saturday, December 15, 2018, the Collectif Droits Humains pour tou-te-s (Human Rights for All Collective) organized the third edition of its public speaking competition at Paris City Hall. 150 people attended the event, which followed International Human Rights Day on December 10, and to which Equipop actively contributed as a member of […]
– Ending FGM: Burkina Faso commits to action
From October 22 to 25, Burkina Faso hosted an international conference on female genital mutilation in Ouagadougou. Organized by the African Union, under the leadership of His Excellency the President of Burkina Faso and in collaboration with the joint UNFPA and UNICEF program for the elimination of female genital mutilation, this conference welcomed political actors, […]
– “Anchoring women’s rights at the heart of the G7”: a look back at the October 18 conference
More than 130 civil society actors and parliamentarians attended the conference "Anchoring women's rights at the heart of the G7" organized by Equipop and CARE France at the National Assembly. A call was made to participate in the Gender/G7 campaign, which aims to make women's rights [...]
– Interview: Xavier Hospital, committed to comprehensive, high-quality sexuality education in West and Central Africa
Xavier Hospital is Regional Advisor for Health Education in West and Central Africa at UNESCO.
– Fighting gender inequality and promoting rights to reduce AIDS
In its 2018 annual report, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria sounds the alarm. Unless efforts are stepped up, particularly those targeting women and young people, epidemic levels seen in the 2000s could be reached again.