This year’s event will be on the Global Challenges in the New Decade encouraging conversation and debates on critical issues such as gender, climate change, agriculture and water. We hope you join our event and share your thoughts and ideas. Click here to view event, on Friday April 23, 2010 - 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 >> Read more
Event (livestream): Meeting today for the launch of the GAFSP initiative
On Thursday morning, Secretary Geithner will meet with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates, Canadian Finance Minister James Flaherty, Spanish Second Vice President and Minister of Finance Elena Salgado, South Korean Finance Minster Yoon Jeung-Hyun and World Bank President Robert Zoellick at Treasury to discuss a >> Read more
Event (online): Take part in the Population Reference Bureau’s upcoming Discuss Online “Helping Girls Attain Self-Worth and Self-Sufficiency”
When: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 1–2 p.m. (EDT) (GMT -5) Who: Wendy Baldwin, Vice President and Director of the Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program, Population Council Where: Go to http://discuss.prb.org. You may submit questions in advance and during the discussion. A full transcript of the questions and answers will be posted after the discussion. About: >> Read more
Event (DC): An International Forum in Support of The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship
The United Nations Development Program & The Academy for Educational Development “Advancing the Cairo Agenda: Entrepreneurship, Education and Gender Equality in the Muslim World” Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (to be followed by a reception from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.) Academy Hall, Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, 8th Floor >> Read more
Event (Ottawa): International Workshop on Gender Training
joint collaboration involving Gender Equality Incorporated and Mosaic International, Inc. July 19 - 23, 2010 Why You Should Attend? Organizations, programmes and projects are increasingly being asked to develop gender equality policies and strategies that seek to provide women and men with equal opportunities and ensure that there interventions are gender-sensitive or at the very >> Read more
Event (NY): “Who feeds the world In 2010 and beyond? Rural women as agents of change and champions of global food security”
Global preparatory meeting for the 2010 Annual Ministerial Review on “Who feeds the world In 2010 and beyond? Rural women as agents of change and champions of global food security” Thursday, 22 April 2010, 10.00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. United Nations Headquarters, New York ECOSOC Chamber (North Lawn Building) Tentative Programme Presentation of 3-minute video >> Read more
Event (DC): Engendering Agricultural Research
IFPRI is pleased to announce a joint seminar with the World Bank and IFAD titled "Engendering Agricultural Research” Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Ph.D.Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Thursday, April 29th 2010 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Conference Room 5A – 5th floor 2033 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 ** Brown Bag Format ** RSVP to B.Pereira@cgiar.org Abstract: >> Read more
Event: (DC) Women Deliver Conference June 7-9 2010
Women Deliver 2010, a global conference, will be held in Washington DC on June 7-9, 2010. The theme of the conference is: "Delivering solutions for girls and women," and we plan to focus on political, economic, social/cultural, and technological solutions. This global meeting will expand on Women Deliver's hallmark of inclusivity, reaching out to new >> Read more
Event (DC): Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference
Making Cents International's 2010 Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference September 15-16, 2010 Hosted by The Inter-American Development Bank Conference Center 1350 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20577 After an extensive global consultation with stakeholders in this field, the following themes have been identified as priority areas for the field this year and >> Read more
Event: Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting special focus on women and girls
Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, Sept 21-23 2010 In 2009, the Annual Meeting had a special focus on girls and women, and in 2010 the topic will be elevated into its own Action Area. Subtopics may include Women and Entrepreneurship; Access to Education for Adolescent Girls; Maternal Health; Women-led Approaches to Climate Change Advocacy and >> Read more
