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Euromed Feminist Initiative IFE-EFI

Euromed Feminist Initiative EFI is a policy network that encompasses women’s rights organizations from the two shores of the Mediterranean and advocates for gender equality and women’s rights as inseparable from democracy building and citizenship, for political solutions to all conflicts, and for the right of peoples to self-determination.

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High-level Consultation Meeting on Developing 2nd NAP 1325, Erbil, October 2018

A high-level consultation meeting “Developing of second National Action Plan for implementation in Iraq of UNSCR 1325” was held on 9th of October 2018 in Erbil, Iraq. This consultation meeting was supported by Euromed Feminist Initiative with the financial support of the embassy of the Netherlands to Iraq.

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High-level Consultation Meeting on the Development of the 2nd National Action Plan, Baghdad, October 2018

A high-level consultation meeting “Developing of second National Action Plan for implementation in Iraq of UNSCR 1325” was held on 3rd of October 2018 in Baghdad, Iraq. This consultation meeting was supported by Euromed Feminist Initiative with the financial support of the embassy of the Netherlands to Iraq.

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Outcomes of Civil Society Consultations "Follow up on the 4th UfM Ministerial Meeting on Women’ Empowerment"

With the support of the European Union, seven national dialogues were organised from January to July 2018 in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia by the members of Euromed Feminist Initiative. The dialogues gathered civil society and stakeholders, who discussed the Ministerial Conclusions and the Civil Society Declaration and proposed recommendations and follow up mechanisms on national level.

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Advocacy Trip with PWWSD, Geneva, September 2018

On the occasion of the 39th United Nations Human Rights Council, Euromed Feminist Initiative (EFI) and Palestinian Working Women Society for Development (PWWSD) organised a three days lobby trip to inform about the opened practices of apartheid against the Palestinian people and the ongoing violence faced by women and girls.

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Lobby trip to the UN, September 2018, Geneva

In the frame of the 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Euromed Feminist Initiative IFE-EFI organized a lobby trip in Geneva for a delegation of Syrian women rights activists from 17 to 19 September 2018.

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First meeting of the Advisory Committee of EU Madad Project in KR-I

The 2-year multi-country project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities” funded by the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU Madad Fund was kicked off in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) by the first meeting of the Advisory Committee of the project in KR-I on the 2nd of December 2018 at the Ministry of Interior, Kurdish Regional Government (KRG)

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First meeting of the Steering Committee of the National Gender Observatory in Lebanon

Under the framework of the project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities” funded by the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (EU Madad Fund), the Steering Committee of the National Gender Observatory held its first meeting on 30 November 2018 at the Office of Minister of State for Women Affairs

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ToT Workshop “Applying ABC for a gender-sensitive Constitution in promoting gender equality & women’s rights” – November 2018, Lebanon

From the 25th to the 29th of November, EuroMed Feminist Initiative, along with the Equality and Citizenship Center, organized a training of trainers on “Applying the ABC

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Workshop on how to contribute to a democratic transition in Syria from a feminist perspective, Paris, Nov 2018

EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI) in partnership with Mussawa (WSC) organized a two-day workshop entitled “How to contribute to a democratic transition in Syria?

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Press Release- First Meeting of the Advisory Committee, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, December 2018

05 Dec 2018
The 2-year multi-country project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities” funded by the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU Madad Fund was...

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Press Release - First meeting of the Steering Committee of National Gender Observatory in Lebanon

02 Dec 2018
Under the framework of the project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities” funded by the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, th EU Madad Fund,...

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Statement on 16 Days of Activism

25 Nov 2018
ZERO TOLERANCE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS, WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE OUT OF FEAR. EuroMed Feminist Initiative appeals to all women and men, to all democratic and progressive movements to unite in solidarity with the feminist struggle...

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IFE-EFI Statement - Syrian women participation in transitional processes in Syria

08 Nov 2018
EuroMed Feminist Initiative took the opportunity of the 39th session of the Human Rights Council to advocate for women rights and gender equality in Syria. Considering the crucial role of women in building peace, EFI strongly believes that...

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