– Mobilization leading up to the Generation Equality Forum in 2021
The one-year postponement of the Generation Equality Forum extends Equipop's involvement in this global process, but does not change its substance. Until the summer of 2021, we will continue to campaign for the Forum to set itself a truly ambitious political agenda and to be co-constructed with feminists in all their diversity. We will facilitate [...]
– Opinion piece – Heads of State, when will we see feminist responses to COVID-19 in West Africa?
Tomorrow, heads of state from around the world were due to gather in Paris for the Generation Equality Forum to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference, a historic turning point for women's rights worldwide. The aim of the Forum was to "launch a set of concrete, ambitious, and transformative actions" in favor of [...]
– Press release – Women's rights and health put to the test by COVID-19
Press release Ouagadougou, Paris, July 6, 2020 Published on July 6: Equipop releases a survey conducted from April to June 2020 among some 30 women's rights associations and activists in seven West African countries.
– Survey – Women's rights and health in the face of COVID-19
Around the world, associations and activists working to promote gender equality have played an important role in the response to COVID-19. As observers of the disproportionate impact of the crisis on women and whistleblowers on rights violations and social distress, they have also […]
– Press release – Putting social justice and gender equality at the heart of the fight against COVID-19 in West Africa
[Paris/Ouagadougou, May 19, 2020] – 85 associations mobilized in West Africa have signed the call to action launched by Equipop. In four key measures, they call on political leaders to place social justice and gender equality at the heart of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
– For a Feminist Response to COVID-19
This article was written by Lucie Daniel, advocacy expert for Equipop, and published in the April newsletter of the Deliver for Good campaign. From France to Francophone West Africa, a gender-equal response to the COVID-19 pandemic will promote health as a human right and consider the health and rights of girls and […]
– For a feminist response to the COVID-19 pandemic
This article was written by Lucie Daniel, advocacy expert for Equipop, and published in the April newsletter of the Deliver for Good campaign. English version. The COVID-19 crisis has brutally exposed the shortcomings of healthcare systems around the world and the inequalities that structure our societies. More specifically, it highlights […]
– COVID-19: AFD's response must not be blind to gender issues
On April 9, France, through the French Development Agency (AFD), launched the "Covid-19 – Santé en commun" initiative to support the 19 priority countries for French official development assistance, most of which are in Africa. Equipop emphasizes the need to develop a response that is not "blind to [...]
– Call for a feminist policy response to COVID-19
The following statement has been endorsed by nearly 1,500 women, networks, and organizations from over 100 countries around the world, calling on states to adopt a feminist policy to address the unique challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic while respecting human rights. This initiative was […]
– Press release – Plan to combat COVID-19 in Africa: faced with this health crisis, NGOs condemn France's inadequate response!
Yesterday and today, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Development Agency announced the launch of the €1.2 billion "Covid-19 – Santé en commun" initiative to support the fight against Covid-19 in Africa. Our associations and NGOs specializing in health are alarmed by the weakness of this […]