Events

Building Resilience in the Sahel in an Era of Forced Displacement

Apr 8, 2021 | Wilson Center
online

In the Sahel, a growing crisis driven by ongoing violence and devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and food insecurity, has led to…

The Climate Crisis, Gender and the Prospects for Sustainable Peace

Apr 8, 2021 | Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Online

Join the Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights for the third panel of our Spring 2021 webinar series.

About this Event

Panelists:

Babette Resurrección, Queen's National Scholar in…

EnPAx Consultative Meeting on the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Apr 8, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Please join us for a briefing on and consultative meeting in preparation for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding on Thursday, April 8, from…

Redefining Ecocide: Addressing Mass Damage and Destruction

Apr 8, 2021 | University of California Los Angeles, School of Law
online

During the Vietnam War, Arthur Galston at Yale University coined the term Ecocide to describe the environmental destruction of the war, including the use of…

Distinguished Lecture on Human Rights: "Elusive Justice: Gender and Land Rights in Peace Building- The Case of Colombia" (virtual)

Apr 8, 2021 | University of Alabama's Center for Latin American Studies
online

Join the University of Alabama's Center for Latin American Studies for a discussion on gender and land rights in peacebuilding efforts in Colombia with Dr.…

Evaluating Youth Perspectives in Water Diplomacy

Apr 6, 2021 | International Centre for Water Organization, Shared Waters Partnership, Swedish Water House
online

Governments and international organizations have increasingly recognized the importance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security by creating space for…

Frontier Minerals and the Environment: Moving from Conflict to Peacebuilding? (A Road to Geneva Event)

Mar 31, 2021 | University of Delaware, Minerals, Materials and Society Program and Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Due to multiple time zone constraints for speakers, the symposium has been divided into two parts on March 31st. This will allow for maximum attendance…

Frontier Minerals and the Environment: Moving from Conflict to Peacebuilding? (A Road to Geneva Event)

Mar 31, 2021 | University of Delaware, Minerals, Materials and Society Program and Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

This event was recorded and can be viewed through the following links: 

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAjZu1h16yU 

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxrea7Cf3SY&t=1s

Due to multiple time zone constraints for speakers, the symposium has been…

(Non) Violent Stories of Gender Rights

Mar 30, 2021 | RGU School of Applied Social Studies
Online

Join Lina AbiRafeh (Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University), Natascha Mueller-Hirth (Robert Gordon University), Meghan Laws (University of St Andrews/Third Generation Project)…

Climate, Gender and Economics Webinar for the General Public

Mar 29, 2021 | The Green Economics Institute
Online

The Green Economics Institute Exhibition Stand was one of the few at Paris United Nations COP15 in 2015, which Ban Ki Moon- The General Secretary…

WaterAid and Women - How WaterAid is Tackling Gender Inequality

Mar 29, 2021 | Royal Holloway University of London
Online

WaterAid is an international charity set up in 1981 by the UK water authorities. These bodies recognised the need for better access to clean water,…

Taliban Return: Implications for Women’s Rights and Global Security

Mar 26, 2021 | CW4WAfghan
Online

The fate of Afghan women is a barometer for women elsewhere. As intra-Afghan peace talks proceed, the threat grows of grave compromise on women’s rights.…

At the Intersection of Climate Change and GBV Lies Women and Girls

Mar 24, 2021 | CWS
Online

This session will highlight CWS’ work and how Involving rural women in the management of water scarcity and energy poverty in Africa leads to positive,…

Women as Catalysts for Peace

Mar 23, 2021 | Affinity Intercultural Foundation
Online

The integrated nature of the SDGs shows the strong link of peaceful and inclusive societies with strong institutions to the achievement of gender equality and…

Webinar: The Environmental Impacts of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA)

Mar 23, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory & Norwegian People’s Aid
online

This webinar will focus on the direct and reverberating environmental impacts caused by EWIPA. Building on a recent UNIDIR project to identify indicators to document…

Elite Bargains and Political Expediency: Sacrificing Women's Lives in the Name of Security

Mar 22, 2021 | Centre for Women, Peace and Security
Online

In this third session of the Coming of Age of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, Centre Director Sanam Naraghi Anderlini will be in conversation…

Water, Youth? Invitation to Young Project Leaders

Mar 22, 2021 | Teenergy
online

On the occasion of the World Water Day, Teenergy is pleased to invite you to the premiere of its 2 new films and an online…

Role of Higher Education in Shaping the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Mar 19, 2021 | D.C. Student Consortium on Women, Peace and Security
Online

This event will include a panel discussion with several Washington D.C. area student leaders on the role of higher education institutions in increasing awareness of…

The Role of the Judiciary in Protecting the Environment—A Conversation with the Colombian Judiciary

Mar 19, 2021 | ELI, Global Green Growth Institute, and Universidad Externado
online

This webinar will examine the role of the judges in protecting the environment.  Following initial presentations by Colombian and other judges, participants will discuss opportunities…

International Support for Afghan Women’s Rights

Mar 19, 2021 | Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Online

The Permanent Missions of Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan, with the…

Environmental Governance for Peace in Colombia (A Road to Geneva Event, Colombia Arc)

Mar 18, 2021 - Mar 19, 2021 | Duke University Center for International and Global Studies/Rethinking Diplomacy Program, Global Green Growth Institute, ELI, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

This conference and policy dialogue will examine ways to improve environmental governance and legality of natural resource management to support peace in Colombia.  The conference…

Roundtable on Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law

Mar 16, 2021 | Ulster University; Edinburgh Law School
Online

Join us to celebrate the launch of Dr Catherine O’Rourke’s new monograph, Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2020).

Women’s Rights in Armed…

Women in Climate Diplomacy

Mar 16, 2021 | (UK) Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group
Online

Hosted by Caroline Lucas MP, this vital discussion will look at the role of women in global climate diplomacy. 

We will explore the critical role women…

People and Planet: Gender, Environment and Climate in the 2030 Agenda

Mar 16, 2021 - Mar 19, 2021 | UN Women; UNEP; SIDA; SEI; SDMENA
Online

A Global Learning Event organised by Sida Partnership Forum in collaboration with UN Women, UNEP, the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North…

Global Perspectives on Gender and Environmental Justice

Mar 16, 2021 | UBC Climate Hub
Online

Join us for an evening of storytelling centered around different intersections on the topic of gender and environmental justice. From issues of migration, activism, leadership,…

Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa

Mar 15, 2021 | Geneva Water Hub
Online

Since the launch of the report of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace “A Matter of Survival” in 2017, the implementation of its…

Women in Public Life: Equal Participation in Decision-Making

Mar 15, 2021 - Mar 26, 2021 | The Commission on the Status of Women
Online

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment…

Virtual Coffee with Changemakers - Celebrating Women's Achievements in Promoting Nature-based Solutions

Mar 12, 2021 | UNEP; PEDRR
Online

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) start the new year with a new Massive Open Online Course…

International Women's Day Forum

Mar 10, 2021 | The Sister Sister Global Network
Online

This year’s theme is choose to challenge, a rallying cry for people all over the world to stand in solidarity and choose to challenge and…

U.N. Perspective Series: Gender Equality and International Women's Day 21

Mar 9, 2021 | United Nations Association of Greater Boston
Online

The U.N. Perspective Series are free events aiming to build community and convene global and local perspectives on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…