Webinars and Events
13/ 3
2024
Alternative Approaches to Collateral to Increase Rural Women’s Access to Finance
Virtual Event, 13/03/2024
In many developing countries, women in agrifood systems continue to face challenges in accessing financial services, despite their significant contribution to food production. There are many factors that contribute to this, including the collateral requirements of financial institutions. This event will offer a platform to discuss alternative approaches for sharing and managing risk that can he...
8/ 3
2024
International Women’s Day 2024 - Invest in women: Accelerate progress
Hybrid Event, 08/03/2024
The United Nations theme for IWD 2024 is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, which recognizes that investing in women is a human rights imperative and cornerstone for building inclusive and equitable societies.
5/ 3
2024
Report Launch: The unjust climate
Hybrid Event, 05/03/2024
The new "The unjust climate" report was launched during a high level event, where novel empirical evidence on the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth was presented. During the conversation, speakers shared insights on their work and explored the relevance of translating key findings into policies, investments and programmes that leave no one behind.
14/ 2
2024
The path to gender equality in the context of food security: transforming policy to action
Virtual Event, 14/02/2024
The Swedish Ministry for Rural Affairs, FAO, Sida, and SIANI recently discussed the landmark report published by FAO called "The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems." This report provides the latest data, lessons learned, and recommendations about how to make progress on gender equality. The discussion also focused on the Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's and Girl's Empowermen...
29/ 1
2024
Addressing nutrition and gender equality in a synergic way: findings from The status of women in agrifood systems and the way forward
Virtual Event, 29/01/2024
This webinar, organized jointly by the Technical Network of Nutrition and the Technical Network on Gender, presents some of the key findings of the FAO flagship report: The status of women in agrifood systems, and discusses the way forward to strengthen the synergies between gender equality and nutrition in the next biennium.
30/ 11
2023
FAO-IFAD-WFP 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence - Personal security awareness & preparedness to mitigate GBV
Hybrid Event, 30/11/2023
As part of the Rome-based Agencies’ initiatives in support of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, FAO, IFAD and WFP are hosting an event that will focus on personal security awareness and preparedness to mitigate gender-based violence.
28/ 11
2023
Addressing the crossroads of gender-based violence, agriculture and food security
Hybrid Event, 28/11/2023
The opening ceremony of the Rome-based Agencies of the United Nations (FAO, IFAD, and WFP), in commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, highlights the adverse impact of GBV on agricultural production and food security, while sh...
21/ 6
2023
Sowing Seeds of Change: The Potential of Farmer Field Schools to transform gender norms
Virtual Event, 21/06/2023
In case you missed it, please find here the recording of the webinar “Sowing Seeds of Change: The Potential of Farmer Field Schools to transform gender norms”, held on 21 June 2023, and the PPT presentations shared during the event. The webinar draws lessons from CARE’s Farmer Field and Business School, looking at the impact of a gender transformative approach on food, nutrition and i...