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EPF Statement on a possible reversal of abortion rights by the United States Supreme Court
We report the Declaration EPF - European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights on the danger of revoking the right to abortion. Just a few days after President Biden made a historic comparison of the global struggle of liberal democracy versus...
The G20 and gender equality: report on the Italian presidency of 2021
In 2021, the G20 was chaired by Italy: among the many relevant topics, including the response to the pandemic and strengthening resilience to future health crises, that of gender equality, presented as a priority. For the first time in the history of the G20, a...
“Seeing the Unseen. The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy”, UNFPA Report 2022
On the 30th of March 2022, the annual Report on the State of World Population 2022 of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), “Seeing the Unseen. The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy”, was launched globally. The Fund aims “to improve...
Valentine’s Day: say no to early marriages! #IDONT
7 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT CHILD MARRIAGE Around the world, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, romance and commitment – an occasion, perhaps, to get engaged or married. But for millions, what should be a joyous moment is not the stuff of fairy tales. Too...
European Donor Support to sexual and reproductive health: Trends Analysis 2020-21
The period 2020-2021 was one of the most challenging in recent memory. COVID-19’s fierce sweep across the world has been demanding a bold response that simultaneously safeguards the health, social and economic gains achieved to date. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid...
40 years!
On December 14, 1981, Aidos was founded. It has been 40 years of passion, devotion and enthusiasm, dedicated to the rights of women and girls, through the support, work and collaboration of many people, associations and institutional partners. Covid has made it...
Gender transformative approaches to ending female genital mutilation: final report of the ISD
The final report of the International Stakeholder Dialogue (ISD) is finally out. The report is based on the discussions held among different stakeholders from civil society, the public sector and the UN system during the dialogue and was coordinated by AIDOS, GAMS...
Gender and C20
On October 30th and 31st, the G20 Leaders’ Summit took place in Rome. The Leaders’ Summit is the culminating event of an international process that saw the participation of G20 government leaders and heads of state, as well as invited countries and representatives of...
Online Videos: How to talk about FGM – in English and French
How can we use media to promote the abandonment of FGM? We discussed it with activists and journalists who use radio and video, reporting, and storytelling to tackle FGM. Moderated by Celine Fabrequette with: Charity Resian Nempaso, co-director of the film Against All...
C20 Final Communiqué
The C20 Summit has taked place on October 5th, 6th and 7th with virtual 25 events promoted by the international civil society. On October 8th the Italian civil society will held an event with representatives of the Italian Government. Here the Final Communiqué at the...
Vacancy – Final Report Consultant
Aidos seeks a consultant for the drafting of the Final International Stakeholder Dialogue (ISD) report, including among other the main promising practices and recommendations are drawn from the dialogue. Read and download the vacancy For further information about the...
International Stakeholder Dialogue “Gender transformative approaches to ending Female Genital Mutilation”
AIDOS, GAMS Belgium and the End FGM European Network are organising an International Virtual Stakeholder Dialogue (ISD) on Gender transformative approaches to ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The International Stakeholder Dialogue (ISD) working groups will meet...
One Health in future policies: Cooperation, gender, and health financing
The webinar has the objective of facilitating the dialogue among civil society and institutions on some cross-cutting issues pertaining to the G20 Sherpa Track Working Groups “Health” and “Development”, and to the G20 Finance Track. For this reason, the initiative...
On August 26, in the framework of the G20 Italian presidency, a special conference on women’s empowerment took place in Santa Margherita Ligure, the first of its kind in G20 history. The agreed conclusions will be presented to the G20 leaders in sight of the final...
C20 Statement on Afghan women’s and girls’ rights
The military occupation of Afghanistan after two decades has failed. The Taliban returning to power potentially rolls back the gains of women and girls in Afghanistan. These events have shown the limits of militarized solutions in countries. Yet, there needs to be...
Female genital mutilation and social norms: 4 animated videos to stop FGM
The videos, directed by director and researcher Adele Tulli and animated by illustrator Peque Varela, have been realized by AIDOS in the phase II of the Project “Building Bridges between Africa and Europe to tackle FGM”, supported by the UNFPA UNICEF Joint...
C20 Gender Working Group Communiqué on the Global Health Summit of G20
The C20 Gender Working Group calls on the G20 Italy leaders to move beyond the emergency-based logic of pandemic preparedness and resilience and keep in mind the concept of the right to health putting women and girls at the center of health policies, ensuring a gender...
Statement on UK government funding cuts
28 April 2021 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the United Kingdom intends to implement an approximate 85 per cent cut to UNFPA...
Events
The effects of climate change on women living in rural areas: a feminist gaze from the Global South
AIDOS – Italian Association for Women in Development is organizing a parallel event at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), held in New York. The event will focus on the effects of climate change on women living in rural areas, with contributions from...
“Seeing the Unseen. The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy”, UNFPA Report 2022
On the 30th of March 2022, the annual Report on the State of World Population 2022 of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), “Seeing the Unseen. The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy”, was launched globally. The Fund aims “to improve...