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The latest news and information on gender equality and women's empowerment
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Twenty WeCaN members complete training session on women’s advocacy, gender and climate
29/04/2022
The WeCaN Advocacy Training Journey is designed to increase women's access and contributions to planning and decision-making in dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral management.
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Empowering youth and women to promote decent work employment and supporting quality construction works in rural Papua New Guinea
31/03/2022
The training is the first of five batches to be conducted this year for a target of 150 trainees from East Sepik and Sandaun provinces.
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Strengthening the participation of women in fisheries and aquaculture
24/03/2022
The establishment of AWFISHNET Malawi is in line with the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines), which recognize the importance of organizing women in fisheries.
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Joining forces to promote gender transformative approaches
23/03/2022
In Malawi, the Programme seeks to enhance the economic autonomy of women and youth through improved financial inclusion, working with governmental institutions and regulatory bodies and more.
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Rural women embrace agroecology to overcome social and environmental hurdles
16/03/2022
Celebrating the contributions of rural and indigenous women to healthy food systems and a sustainable tomorrow
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Empowering rural women: joint UN programme's new phase to target countries in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific
16/03/2022
Four UN agencies will launch a new phase of a joint programme that aims to secure rural women’s livelihoods, rights and resilience
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International Women's Day 2022: FAO shared its strategies for women's resilience to climate change
15/03/2022
FAO in West Africa shared its achievements in enabling women to engage in climate change action by building their resilience while calling for more action to increase women's participation in leadership roles.
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Women’s leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction and financing
14/03/2022
66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Side event by FAO and the African Risk Capacity Group sheds light on the need for gender-sensitive policies and programming in climate action
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Engaging and educating 1000 rural folks in Papua New Guinea to highlight and celebrate International Women’s Day 2022
10/03/2022
EU-STREIT PNG Programme, in collaboration with local partners, marked International Women’s Day in rural Sepik with close to 1000 men, women and youth.
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"We want to be seen, and for the world to know our work": CFI marks International Women's Day
08/03/2022
Women's work is essential to thriving coastal fisheries, but their labor is often invisible
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UN food agencies call for climate adaptation solutions that include women and girls
08/03/2022
Joint FAO/IFAD/WFP News Release on International Women’s Day
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FAO Zimbabwe joins the world in commemorating International Women’s Day
08/03/2022
In Zimbabwe, FAO has played a big role in recognizing, advocating and celebrating the contribution of women and girls to building sustainable agri-food systems.
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Seizing the opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area for the economic empowerment of women in agriculture
08/03/2022
Ahead of International Women’s Day, FAO calls for women traders to be included in the AfCFTA
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Women safeguard native seeds in Zambia
03/03/2022
International Women’s Day 2022: celebrating the contributions of rural and indigenous women to healthy food systems and a sustainable tomorrow
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Meet four women in fisheries at the forefront of change in science
11/02/2022
Achieving gender equality for women means promoting their vital role in science.
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Social Analysis and Action: a methodology for communities to lead their own way out of gender inequalities
26/01/2022
Through a series of discussions, community members accept to engage in a critical self-reflection about their gender norms.
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FAO, Japan seek to empower women and youth in agriculture
26/01/2022
A project is officially launched to support six Eastern Africa nations
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Disclosing gender-biased social norms to close gender gaps
17/12/2021
By combining the sharing of insights with analysis, the Social Norms Exploration Tool (SNET) provides a catalyst for the community itself to act on what is uncovered.
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Ecuador embraces gender transformative approaches for Zero Hunger
14/12/2021
Representatives of the three RBAs mentioned their commitment to apply various methods to help raise awareness about the persisting gender gaps negatively impacting on the Ecuadorian society.
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When spectators act: using theatre techniques to address gender-based discrimination
13/12/2021
The use of theatrical debate is part of the JP GTA’s efforts to help the RBAs address discriminatory norms and promote an institutional culture free from negative unconscious gender bias.