Promoting women’s and girls’ participation and leadership in disaster risk reduction and financing

Virtual Event, 14/03/2022

An FAO and African Risk Capacity roundtable discussion at the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women highlighted the need for improved policies and transformative strategies to achieve gender equality in the context of climate change, and Disaster Risk Reduction policies and programmes.

Women in Research and Extension: Advancing Gender Equality in Innovation in Asia-Pacific

Virtual Event, 08/03/2022

The webinar aims to inspire and mobilize change to help advance women’s role as innovators in their respective areas of research and extension, to ensure their meaningful and inclusive contribution to the transformation of agri-food systems in the Asia-Pacific region.

Women leading change and breaking biases

Virtual Event, 08/03/2022

This event, hosted by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels and FAO Country Office in Kenya, celebrated International Women's Day by introducing the powerful stories of inspiring women and the obstacles that they faced in building their journey, hoping to pave the way for more opportunities for other women and girls.

International Women’s Day 2022 Theme: "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow"

Hybrid Event, 08/03/2022

This year’s theme "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow" recognizes the crucial contribution of women and girls in climate adaptation and mitigation and resilience building.

 

Agrifood systems facing climate change in the MENA region: gender equality for better resilience

Virtual Event, 07/03/2022

This event, co-organised by the UfM, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE) and CIHEAM, aims to raise awareness on the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change on agri-food systems, and on the interventions that are needed to address them, build women and girls’ resilience, and unleash their potential to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts.

Gender-based Violence: Strengthening our resolve to act

Virtual Event, 08/12/2021

In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the three Rome-based agencies hosted a webinar to close the "16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (GBV)" campaign and raise awareness of the persistence of gender-based violence and the implications for food security.

Passcode: GBV2021+

Policy Dialogue: Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 and Gender-Responsive Policymaking in Agriculture and Food Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Virtual Event, 15/11/2021

This Policy Dialogue presents recent findings from Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia on the gendered-differentiated impacts of COVID-19 on men and women in rural areas and the agricultural sector and offers a forum for policymakers to discuss the findings and explore important elements for the design and implementation of gender-responsive policies and programmes th...

Parliamentarian Action #6 | Gender equality action for climate resilient food systems: parliamentarians' perspectives

Virtual Event, 29/09/2021

The sixth virtual dialogue allowed for an exchange of experiences and lessons for strengthening gender-responsive and climate-resilient food systems, in addition to the expected role of parliamentarians in Africa.