Posts Tagged "women peace and security"
Strengthening the livelihoods of Palestinians through agriculture in the West Bank
February 23, 2022
The agricultural sector, considered the cornerstone of Palestinian economic development, has not been able to play its strategic role because of the dispossession of land and the denial of access to agricultural areas, water resources, domestic and external markets as…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic #KAIROS20
August 9, 2021
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic: KAIROS, you are a light in the world. Let your light so shine before men (and women), that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven: Matthew 5: 16. “To be hopeful in…
Post filed in: #KAIROS20 Anniversary, Middle East
Empowerment of women and girls in the DR Congo #KAIROS20
August 3, 2021
My sincere thanks to KAIROS who supported my trip to Canada to participate in the 2019 International Human Rights Training Program held in Montreal and the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, in June 2019. Left to right: Rachel Warden and Néné Lubala.Left to right: Dayna the translator and Néné Lubala. With the support of KAIROS Canada, 8 women members of SALVIS NYATENDE out…
Post filed in: #KAIROS20 Anniversary, Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
L’autonomisation des femmes et jeunes filles en République du Congo #KAIROS20
August 3, 2021
Mes sincères remerciements à KAIROS qui a supporté mon voyage au Canada pour participer au Programme International de Formation aux Droits humains 2019 tenue à Montréal et à cette occasion passer un bon moment avec Rachel Warden en vue de participer à Women Deliver Conference tenue à Vancouver en juin 2019. De gauche à droite:…
Post filed in: #KAIROS20 Anniversary, Africa, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Hot off the press! Women Peace and Security At a Glance report for year 3
July 15, 2021
The At a Glance report for Year 3 of the KAIROS Women of Courage: Women Peace and Security program is now available in English, French and Spanish. The report highlights the critical work of KAIROS partners – grassroots women peacebuilders in Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Palestine – in a year that has…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Gender and land defense in Abya Yala in times of pandemic
July 9, 2021
“In this new global context, the compilation of struggles and the essential role of women in the defense of territories, the specificities and damages that they experience in socio-environmental conflicts, become relevant…” Latin American Network of Women Defenders of Social and Environmental Rights, 2020 annual report Women are…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
KAIROS and partners mark the 10th anniversary of South Sudan: the world’s youngest country
July 8, 2021
Friday, July 9th marks the 10th anniversary of South Sudan, the world’s newest country. Despite some progress towards peace and reconciliation, particularly since the signing of the latest iteration of the peace agreement, the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Investigate PH releases 2nd report on escalating human rights violations in the Philippines
July 7, 2021
Yesterday, INVESTIGATE PH released its second report on human rights violations in the Philippines. The findings – which highlights escalating state-driven violence – are deeply alarming and demand urgent attention. The report is the second in a series of three…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Women peacebuilders lay groundwork for sustained transformational change
July 6, 2021
Located literally under the shadow of the West Bank wall in Bethlehem, Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Centre offers women victims of gender-based oppression and violence just that—transformational change. Wi’am—a partner of KAIROS Canada’s Women of Courage, Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program—is one of four women-led grassroots organizations that…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS condemns the killing of three Indigenous youth in the Philippines, and decries the loss of life
June 18, 2021
KAIROS joins partners, human rights organizations, churches and solidarity organizations from around the world in condemning the rape and murder of three Indigenous youth in Lianga town, Mindanao, Philippines, by the Philippines Army. As we call for justice and an end to this impunity, we grieve the loss of…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Canada can and must share vaccines now
June 4, 2021
KAIROS joins other Love My Neighbour Project participants and civil society groups in signing on to this press release, led by UNICEF, that calls on Canada to do more on vaccine dose sharing. This press release and campaign around dose…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
National feminist vigil in Colombia
May 31, 2021
“We cry out for a just and true peace, a peace that mobilizes us in love for other people and nature, a peace that guarantees respect for human rights, a peace that allows all Colombian families to store sufficient water…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Joint letter to PM about Canada’s role in global vaccine equity
May 12, 2021
KAIROS has joined 25 churches, faith, interfaith, ecumenical organizations and others, all participants in the Love My Neighbour project, in sending a letter to the Prime Minister regarding Canada’s important role in increasing the number of COVID-19 vaccines distributed quickly and equitably in…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Gender-based violence in Colombia, from the utopia of norms to reality #CSW65
April 20, 2021
Among the many conclusions at the UN Commission on the Status of Women as well as figures and statistics—concrete data and real cases—on the global increase of gender-based violence experienced in the last year due to the pandemic, the specific case of Colombia continues to astonish. In Colombia femicides have increased by 175% compared to last year, with a total of 630 femicides during 2020. Despite this reality, there is a…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Extraction, cooptation are not feminist policies #CSW65
April 8, 2021
en français | en españolFrom Zoom link to livestream, across multiple corners of the Earth, and very much in spite of digital inequities, people came together for the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65). The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the United Nations and other organizing entities to undertake a…
Post filed in: En Español, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
The pandemic will not hinder us from uniting as women #CSW65
April 6, 2021
en français | en españolI was honored to attend the CSW65 from March 15-26, 2021 as part of the KAIROS’ delegation and through the generous accommodation of ACT Alliance. The pandemic may have hindered women from gathering physically but, through technology, participants including here in the Philippines were able to experience New York for two weeks. Indeed, not even a…
Post filed in: En Español, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Héritiers de la Justice in DR Congo overcame language challenges to engage virtually in #CSW65
March 30, 2021
en français | en españolKAIROS partner in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Héritiers de la Justice (HJ) participated in workshops during the virtual United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women Session 65, March 15 to 26, 2021 (CSW65) based on a number of themes related to increasing capacity for programming within the framework of the Women, Peace and Security project. HJ focused…
Post filed in: En Español, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
I am not alone #CSW65
March 29, 2021
en français | en españolGreetings from Bethlehem. I would like to thank KAIROS for providing the opportunity for me to participate in the sixty-fifth Commission on Status of Women (CSW65) for the first time. I am Minerva Q. Jarayseh, a lecturer in the social science department at the University of Bethlehem, women’s advocate and family counselor. There were many interesting and relevant topics with great panelists outlined in the heavily packed programmes. It was rather unfortunate…
Post filed in: En Español, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
The global gender inequality pandemic highlighted at the #CSW65
March 22, 2021
en français | en españolIn the first of the two week of meetings that I have participated in at the CSW65 on March 15-26, 2021, similar issues have been raised by women from around the world and these have been numerous – the impacts of COVID-19 on women and the ensuing vaccine inequity,…
Post filed in: En Español, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Being a part of history #CSW65
March 19, 2021
en français | en españolI am Lucy Talgieh, the Women Coordinator at Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center in Bethlehem, Palestine. I am currently participating in the online 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW65). It was always my dream to take part in the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
For such a time as this… SHE DARES! #CSW65
March 18, 2021
en français | en español When women who know themselves begin to speak, there is no doubt that their presence fills the room. Even over the internet, a “breath of life” connects the body gathered, as these rooted women ignite passion. Their…
Post filed in: En Español, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS and partners at the UN Commission on Status of Women, March 15-26
March 17, 2021
CSW65 blog seriesA delegation of 20, comprised of KAIROS Women of Courage partners from Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Israel/Palestine, the Philippines and South Sudan and KAIROS partnership staff, is currently participating in the online UN Commission on Status of Women (UNCSW65). The annual UN…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Stories of Courage, Stories of Change: Women peacebuilders as frontline workers
March 16, 2021
The first blog coming from KAIROS delegates to the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65).
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
People before patents, open letter to PM on vaccine equity
March 11, 2021
KAIROS joined 40 civil society organizations in Canada including churches, unions, human rights groups and health organizations in signing an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for greater action from the Canadian government on vaccine equity. The letter calls on Canada to endorse a proposal at the World Trade…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Call to the Canadian government to take action on vaccine equity
March 11, 2021
A year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to “use every tool” to ensure that people world-wide have access to vaccines, argues the head of the World Health Organization (WTO). KAIROS has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to encourage greater efforts toward fair global access to COVID vaccines. The letter…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS Women of Courage partners at the CSW65
February 25, 2021
March 8 is the annual International Women’s Day (IWD), observed throughout the world as a day of action for women, a time to reflect on and celebrate advances in gender equality, as well as raising awareness of the work left to be done. This year’s campaign…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
An urgent call for peace and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo
January 20, 2021
In response to growing impunity, unrest, and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and concerns raised by our partner, Héritiers de la Justice and other members of Congolese civil society, KAIROS wrote a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs urging the Canadian government to reinforce the international community and civil…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
“We have courage because of your support.”
December 24, 2020
Agnes Wasuk Petia (below), the Coordinator of the South Sudan Council of Churches’ National Women’s Programme (SSCC-NWP) told us this in 2018 when she was here to talk with people across Canada about the anti-violence and peace-building initiatives spearheaded by the SSCC-NWP. Throughout this difficult, unique year, KAIROS has continued to support…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
