News
Nairobi Summit anniversary
A year ago today, 8,300 delegates from 170 countries gathered on Nairobi to face and recommit to the goals set forth at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994. The milestone conference declared reproductive and sexual...
“Against my will”, AIDOS presents the new UNFPA 2020 Report.
“Against my will” Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality Press release AIDOS – Associazione italiana donne per lo sviluppo (Italian Association for Women in Development), UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund, and DiRE – Agenzia di...
Supporting UNFPA and women’s health now and after the Covid-19 emergency
Covid-19 is affecting millions of people in the whole world, however is evident, now more than ever, that women and girls are particularly exposed to various risk factors that need to be addressed urgently. Consequences could be catastrophic: the increasing pressure...
Aidos launches first national Contraception Atlas
ROME - In the European Contraception Atlas of 2019, Italy ranked 26th out of 46 countries. AIDOS has decided to take a further step forward on the Atlas and create its own regional contraception atlas for Italy, launched today. The Italian Atlas highlights huge...
Valentine’s Day to say no to child marriage. Let’s help girls to say: NO, I DON’T
Currently, there are hundreds of millions of women and girls that were forced to get married when they were still children. Child marriage forces girls to leave schools, denying them the opportunity to get an education. In addition, early pregnancy is one of the most...
How to talk about FGM: a mini-guide for a different narrative
AIDOS, together with the Network EndFGM, has created a mini-guide “HOW TO TALK ABOUT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)”, an agile, short but complete on how to talk about female genital mutilation (FGM) with sensitivity, respect and in a non- stigmatizing way. It’s a...
Cervical Cancer Atlas: The situation in Europe
Cervical Cancer Prevention Policy Atlas Every year, over 25,000 women die from cervical cancer in Europe HPV vaccine almost 100% effective in preventing the persistent HPV infections that cause cervical cancer All 46 countries need to do more to put an end to...
A gender approach to communication: A workshop for journalists
How the Italian press and television address gender issues, such as gender violence, femicide or female genital mutilation? Is the Italian language sexist or instead is sexist the way of use it? What are the gender stereotypes in the Italian media context? These were...
AIDOS and the parliamentary group at WOMEN DELIVER
It ends today in Vancouver WOMEN DELIVER 2019, the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women. Over 8.000 people, including activists, representatives of civil society and of the academic world,...
Color accounting: AIDOS organizes a training course in Jordan
The training course for trainers on the Color Accounting method has recently begun in Aqaba, at the business incubator of the Noor Al Hussein Foundation (NHF). A method of teaching the fundamentals of business and accounting that abandons the traditional...
Events
Webinar on “Leaving No One Behind: Target 5.3 in Emergencies”
Webinar on “Leaving No One Behind: Target 5.3 in Emergencies” on 12 November at 15h00 (CET). During this event, recommendations will be shared that have emerged from the International Virtual Stakeholder Dialogue on “Preventing and Responding to Female Genital...
How to report on Female Genital Mutilation
Are you a European Journalist or a media professional? End FGM EU is hosting a comprehensive online training to give YOU the tools and knowledge to cover FGM & FGM news stories in the best way! Tue, 10/11/2020 2 p.m. (CET) Learn more & Register