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No More Business as Usual: What HRC58 Tells Us About Multilateral Institutions

Beijing signified a hopeful moment in time for feminists, but in the current world of multiple crises and a shifting global order, to what extent are these multilateral institutions able to respond?

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CSW69: Despite a Precarious Context, All is Not Lost

As the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York City came to a close on March 21, 2025, feminists reflected on the impact of anti-rights actors on the outcomes of the session, in a context where gender justice goals seemed ready to be sacrificed.

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Feminist Transnational Solidarity: an Antidote to Ecocide

Discover with this e-zine the stories of feminists who are organizing during times of climate crisis to create alternatives rooted in care, equity and justice for all.

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Resources to support feminist movements, policy-makers, and allies! A living collection of resources to support feminist movements, policy-makers, and allies to resist fascisms, fundamentalisms, and anti-rights trends.

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The Human Rights Council (HRC) is the key intergovernmental body within the United Nations system responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe. AWID works with partners to share key knowledge, convene civil society dialogues and events, and influence negotiations and outcomes of the session.

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Time for Action: Stop the anti-rights infiltration of the UN!

We call on official mandate holders in the United Nations to take urgent action to counter ultraconservative mobilisation against human rights. We can no longer afford to wait!

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Why feminists reject Big Tech

Feminists reject the premise that the inclusion of women as consumers of technology is a route to achieving economic empowerment.

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Report: Gender Impact Investing

Gender Impact Investing (GII) is now trending as a solution to gender inequality. Yet, as our report indicates, it is actually part of the problem.

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OURs Report 2021

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Key reports & resolutions at the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council

The 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council takes place from 12th September 2022 - 7th October 2022, in Geneva.

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No More Business as Usual: What HRC58 Tells Us About Multilateral Institutions

CSW69: Despite a Precarious Context, All is Not Lost

Feminist Transnational Solidarity: an Antidote to Ecocide

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