Posts Tagged "Women peacebuilders"

KAIROS at UNCSW67 – Tackling the gender digital divide

March 24, 2023

Women and girls face a digital divide. There has been no framework to address this – until now.  On March 18, Member States at the UN 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) agreed to an…

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“Inspiring and humbling.” UN women’s events lead discussion on digital access and security

March 24, 2023

I attended the 67th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) during its first week: March 6-11, along with Lucy Talgieh, the Women’s Project Coordinator at Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center and a KAIROS Women of Courage: Women, Peace…

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Technology, cyber space and total isolation – UNCSW67

March 23, 2023

I could not guarantee my arrival to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW67). I do not take the trip and journey to New York with ease.   I do not take for granted how many people, organizations and…

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Transforming dreams into reality in Colombia

February 28, 2023

I am visiting Colombia for the first time as the new Latin America Partnerships Coordinator. And this is the first time anyone from KAIROS had visited in three years, since the pandemic began. We started in Colombia with the Organización…

Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Global South, Latin America

Budget 2023: Urge support for women peacebuilders

February 9, 2023

Last year, the federal government took a step toward fulfilling a promise it made during the 2021 Throne Speech. That promise was to increase Canada’s international assistance budget each year, and invest in sustainable, equitable, and feminist development that benefits…

Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Global South, Indigenous Rights