Official @FCDOGovUK department working to promote #genderequality. No society can develop if half its population is left behind #RightsFreedomPotential
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From long school commutes to lack of support, barriers exclude children with disabilities from education. This needs to change.
inclusivefutures.org/includi…
@GDS_Disability #GDS2025 #GlobalDisabilitySummit
#InclusiveEducation #DisabilityRights #EducationForAll
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"So Josephine, why do you need that condom?" For the same reason as anyone else 🙄
Sexual health and reproductive services must be inclusive and accessible to everyone.
inclusivefutures.org/inclusi…
#GDS2025 #SRHR #GlobalDisabilitySummit @GDS_Disability
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❗️"Disability must not be allowed to slip from the development agenda."
Diana Dalton, @FCDOGovUK acknowledges the crucial role of civil society in international development and the unprecedented crises facing us.
ALT Diana speaking at the podium during the closing
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📢#CSW69 #SideEvent Alert!
Join us online or in-person together with @FCDOGovUK & @equality_fund #GAGGAatCSW69 for a discussion on the intersection of climate, gender and conflict, listening to #WEHRD at the forefront !
🗓️Wed, Mar 12, 9 am EDT
📌Register NOW: bit.ly3XoKVM7
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📣 We need YOU to help us reimagine gender in #tech!
Have you created solutions to prevent and respond to technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV)?
If so, submit them here by 27 January ➡️ unf.pa/tfgbvss
#ENDviolence
ALT A card with a gradient orange background promoting the “TGBV Safety Showcase: Reimagine Gender in Tech” and featuring an illustration of two hands holding, with text inviting expressions of interest for tech solutions to gender-based violence by 21 January. Sponsored logos at the bottom of the card include UNFPA, the Australian government, the eSafety Commissioner, the UK Government and the Numun Fund.
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Worldwide, 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
This government is committed to halving violence against women and girls in the next decade.
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Inspiring to hear from survivors and activists at our reception to mark #16DaysofActivism.
Alongside @jessphilips and ministers across government, I’m committed to our mission of halving violence against women and girls.
Everyone deserves to live in a world free from violence.
ALT Anneliese Dodds speaking at a lectern
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16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls begins now. But what actually works?
Our @WW2PreventVAWG partners in Southern Africa tell us about their pioneering approaches. #16Days
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Thank you @AnnelieseDodds for meeting with women's rights leaders and young activists at #COP29 today. Giving space to the women and girls driving the response to the #climatecrisis is the kind of leadership we want to see from our Governments 👏👏
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Important new evidence published today at #COP29 on violence against women and girls and the climate crisis with @dfat and @WW2PreventVAWG.
Truly inspiring to hear from @IUCN, @BadabonS, @STPCoalitionPac and Mona Ainu’u on their work on violence prevention and climate action.
ALT Anneliese Dodds giving a speech from a lectern in front of a screen which says “gender based violence: overcoming and unseen barrier to effective climate action.”
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And that's a wrap!
If our event piqued your interest and you want to know more about overcoming gender-based violence as a barrier to effective climate action please read our report: ww2preventvawg.org/evidence-…
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"When women are able to contribute to adaptation, those measures are far more successful - particularly when we are part of locally led approaches - the kind of grassroots action GAGGA has been promoting" - Minister @AnnelieseDodds of the @FCDOGovUK
#COP29Baku #COP29
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Join @AnnelieseDodds in partnership with @GAGGA_Alliance, @DFAT and @WW2PreventVAWG at the UK Pavilion or via livestream today at #COP29 where they will be discussing the importance of gender-responsive and inclusive climate action.
Watch here: eu.eventscloud.com/website/1…
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📢Happening TOMORROW!✨
🌍 Meet our panellists for our first #COP29 #SideEvent with @FCDOGovUK for a powerful discussion on gender-just climate policy and finance, and locally-led solutions. Don’t miss it!
📌Register here: bit.ly/GAGGAatCOP29_SideEven…
#COP29Baku #GAGGAatCOP29
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For those at #COP29 this week, head over to the UK Pavilion on Friday to see why putting gender equality and social inclusion at the heart of our work is so important.
More details here: eu.eventscloud.com/website/1…
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🌍 At #COP29 What Works II will share our new report on GBV & climate action.
💚Addressing GBV in climate action is a priority focus for our latest funding window.
💡Have an innovative idea to address this? Apply for an Innovation Grant!
🔗Apply here: ww2preventvawg.org/apply-for…
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🌏At #COP29 What Works II calls for GBV prevention in climate action!
Women, girls and gender diverse voices are essential in decision-making.
Join us & @AnnelieseDodds @dfat @BadabonS @STPCoalitionPac @IUCN and @AusAmbClimate to discuss our report.
🔗ww2preventvawg.org/news-even…
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🌎In partnership with @FCDOGovUK and @dfat we are launching a report on addressing GBV in Climate Action at #COP29!
🗨️Nov. 15th @AnnelieseDodds @dfat @BadabonS @STPCoalitionPac @AusAmbClimate & @IUCN join us to discuss the report.
Learn more: ww2preventvawg.org/news-even…
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On the International Day of the Girl Child, Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Ivita Burmistre 🇱🇻 meets with the British Ambassador @PaulBrummell 🇬🇧 & Ambassador for a Day Megija Mūrniece.
Latvia's former Ambassador to the United Kingdom Ivita Burmistre is one of the founders of the Friends of Gender Equality Group in London in 2022 and has taken part in the "Ambassador for a Day" initiative. The initiative provides an opportunity to young women to "shadow" an ambassador and learn more about a day in the life of an embassy. Promotion of women’s and girls' rights and empowerment is one of Latvia’s foreign policy priorities in international organisations, also in running in 2025 for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2026-27 term.
#LatviaUNSC #DayOfTheGirl #IDG2024
ALT Photo: Laura Celmiņa, MFA of Latvia
ALT Photo: Laura Celmiņa, MFA of Latvia
ALT Photo: Laura Celmiņa, MFA of Latvia
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Today marks #InternationalDayoftheGirl2024. To address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment, the UK is supporting the Future Female Leaders in Sport Programme led by @uniofnewcastle and changing the lives and aspirations of girls in the Kingdom.🇸🇦👏🇬🇧
