As researchers, we often face emotional challenges as part of our work, and this is especially true for researchers working on emotional and ethically challenging topics, such as climate change, racism and violence. However, such challenges are not always recognised by the people and institutions we work with, including research organisations, funding bodies, PhD supervisors and…

In this conversation with survivors and professional advocates, discussants will talk about what individuals and systems can do to practice survivor-centered, trauma-informed responses that respect and support those who have experienced sexual violence.

The Future of Women 2024 aims to provide women more liberty and the ability to make their own decisions, including empowering them to effectively engage in the economy and political process, as well as make decisions about their own health and well-being, which leads to a variety of positive outcomes, including increased economic growth and…

On Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life—and live it with dignity. Zero Discrimination Day highlights how people can become informed about and promote inclusion, compassion, peace and, above all, a movement for change. Zero Discrimination Day is helping to create a global movement…

Parenting interventions, whether adapted from general programmes or developed specifically for families of children with disabilities, have shown promise in promoting positive parenting practices and creating a nurturing home environment to enhance child well-being.  In this webinar, the Global Parenting Initiative will introduce its approach to supporting local teams within the Global Parenting Initiative in…

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.

This session intends to launch a series of policy dialogues. This session would be high-level, focusing on the wider issues of violence against women and children from a policymaking perspective and the urgent need to respond. This launch event would outline the policy work within the Lancet Commission’s report, and the objectives of this series…

The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session. Themes Priority theme: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by…

Homes are supposed to be safe havens but, for many children and women homes are settings where they experience recurring violence leading to devastating consequences. There is a growing global recognition that violence against women and violence against children, intersect in different ways. Establishing research priorities that focus on these intersections is important to help…

Dans ce webinaire, les intervenants discuteront de l'importance de renforcer les organisations de la société civile, en particulier celles dirigées par des femmes, qui se concentrent sur les droits des femmes, la diversité des genres et la prévention et la réponse à la violence basée sur le genre. En outre, cinq dirigeantes d'organisations locales partageront…

The event will launch Elrha’s global report on the Humanitarian Research and Innovation Landscape, the culmination of two years of research and consultation activities through their Global Prioritisation Exercise (GPE) for humanitarian research and innovation (HRI). This work aimed to systematically capture the activity and views of the people working within the global HRI community. The resulting report provides the most comprehensive overview of the HRI landscape to date.

Elrha will be bringing together thought leaders, practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders in the humanitarian sector to explore the key themes covered in this global report. The primary goal? To spark discussions on reshaping HRI, delving into specific themes to stir the humanitarian community from its conventional trajectory and inspire change.