Webinars and Events
2/6
2022
ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: through digital skills for youth and women in agriculture
Virtual Event, 02/06/2022
The session highlights the main insights from the “Status of Digital Agriculture in 47 Sub-Saharan Africa countries” report, and s...
27/5
2022
The impact of global crises on food security: women as key agents in transforming agrifood systems
Hybrid Event, 27/05/2022
The main objective of the event is to discuss the ways to ensure a stronger gender lens in food systems transformation, promote and support gender equality in access to all productive resources, apply a gender lens to the effects of conflicts on food insecurity and ensure that women are central in food security solutions.
24/3
2022
Measuring What Matters: 10 Years of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index, why has it mattered, and what’s next?
Virtual Event, 24/03/2022
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is the first-ever direct measure of women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agriculture sector. This event provides an opportunity to discuss country experiences in using the WEAI, identify policy-relevant and actionable WEAI-based insights that countries and partners would like to see for the Women’s Empowermen...
23/3
2022
Empowering Rural Women through a Climate Resilience Lens
Virtual Event, 23/03/2022
This event launches a new phase of the JP RWEE that will even further enhance its holistic approach to advancing rural women’s economic empowerment by integrating a climate resilience lens to tackle deep rooted social norms which limit women’s participation and leadership in rural communities including through applying gender transformative approaches.
17/3
2022
Reaching gender equality, youth inclusion and parity in decision-making in the climate change dialogue
Virtual Event, 17/03/2022
This event called to remodel the climate dialogue for achieving gender equality, youth inclusion and gender parity. Co-hosted by FAO, CGIAR GENDER Platform, UN Climate Change and Youth Climate Movement (YouNGO) during the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66).
16/3
2022
Empowering rural women in value chains for sustainable tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Virtual Event, 16/03/2022
For the opening of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence FAO, in collaboration with IFAD and WFP, hosts a virtual event that discusses the gender dimensions of the current global crises, including the recent food and energy crises, focusing on aspects related to gender-based violence.
14/3
2022
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.
8/3
2022
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.