Posts Tagged "Women peacebuilders"
Women peace-builders: an investment Canada cannot afford to overlook
September 15, 2023
Investing in women peacebuilders is not just a moral and effective thing to do, it’s a good financial investment we cannot afford to overlook. The returns are vital and invaluable for all of us and for the planet. A few…
Post filed in: Op Eds
Women Global South peacebuilders to visit Canadians this fall
September 7, 2023
Disponible en françaisDisponible en espagñol KAIROS’ Women, Peace and Security global partners will speak to empowering impacts of Canadian funded program, September 25-October 6 (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – With Canada’s assistance, KAIROS Canada’s…
Post filed in: Media Releases
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
“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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
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