KOMMANDE ARRANGEMANG
Seminarium om Kvinnor, fred och säkerhet 5 mars 2019 klockan 18.00 – 20.00 i ABF-huset
Kvinnor, fred och säkerhet i Europa, Kaukasus och Centralasien .
Nu är det snart 20 år sedan FN:s Resolution 1325, om kvinnor, fred och säkerhet, antogs. Resolutionen innebär att ha ett genusperspektiv i arbetet för fred och konfliktlösning d v s i alla delar av fredsarbetet. Resolutionen kom till då kvinnor alltmer utsatts som offer och medel i väpnade konflikter och kvinnor ofta uteslutits från delaktighet i freds- och försoningsarbete.
Hur har denna resolution använts? Hur har synen på kvinnors säkerhet förändrats inom OSSE-regionen? Skiljer sig denna från övriga världen? Hur kan man arbeta på fältet med att stärka kvinnors roll, konfliktlösning och medling? OSSE:s roll? Dessa är några av de frågor som kommer att belysas under detta seminarium.
Medverkande: Efraim Gomez, chef för FN-enheten på UD, Martin Dexborg, genderrådgivare, gendersektionen på OSSE-sekretariatet i Wien samt Gulnara Shahinian, jurist och grundare av organisationen Democracy Today i Armenien.
Samtalsledare: Petra Tötterman Andorff, Generalsekreterare, Kvinna till Kvinna.
Seminariet kommer i huvudsak att hållas på engelska.
Tisdag den 23 april. Årsmöte kl. 16.00.
Plats: ABF, Sveavägen 41.
Tisdag den 23 april kl 18.00. Vad kan vi vänta oss av EU-valet 2019?
Medverkande: Anders Mellbourn, vice ordförande i OSSE-nätverket.
Plats: ABF, Sveavägen 41.
Seminarium om Kvinnor, fred och säkerhet 5 mars 2019 klockan 18.00 – 20.00 i ABF-huset
Kvinnor, fred och säkerhet i Europa, Kaukasus och Centralasien .
Nu är det snart 20 år sedan FN:s Resolution 1325, om kvinnor, fred och säkerhet, antogs. Resolutionen innebär att ha ett genusperspektiv i arbetet för fred och konfliktlösning d v s i alla delar av fredsarbetet. Resolutionen kom till då kvinnor alltmer utsatts som offer och medel i väpnade konflikter och kvinnor ofta uteslutits från delaktighet i freds- och försoningsarbete.
Hur har denna resolution använts? Hur har synen på kvinnors säkerhet förändrats inom OSSE-regionen? Skiljer sig denna från övriga världen? Hur kan man arbeta på fältet med att stärka kvinnors roll, konfliktlösning och medling? OSSE:s roll? Dessa är några av de frågor som kommer att belysas under detta seminarium.
Medverkande: Efraim Gomez, chef för FN-enheten på UD, Martin Dexborg, genderrådgivare, gendersektionen på OSSE-sekretariatet i Wien samt Gulnara Shahinian, jurist och grundare av organisationen Democracy Today i Armenien.
Samtalsledare: Petra Tötterman Andorff, Generalsekreterare, Kvinna till Kvinna.
Seminariet kommer i huvudsak att hållas på engelska.
Tisdag den 23 april. Årsmöte kl. 16.00.
Plats: ABF, Sveavägen 41.
Tisdag den 23 april kl 18.00. Vad kan vi vänta oss av EU-valet 2019?
Medverkande: Anders Mellbourn, vice ordförande i OSSE-nätverket.
Plats: ABF, Sveavägen 41.
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CALL for EBRD to condemn retaliation against civil society
December 2018
Dear President Chakrabarti,
We, the undersigned organizations, request the EBRD publicly uphold respect for human rights, and condemn any form of retaliation against civil society and project stakeholders in the Bank’s operations.
The International Finance Corporation has recently released a statement expressing intolerance of any action by an IFC client, which amounts to retaliation- including threats, intimidation, harassment, or violence. This is an important step, not only to minimize risk in project implementation, but also to ensure that stakeholders are able to engage freely and safely with the IFC and its clients to ensure positive project outcomes.
The space for civil society is rapidly shrinking across the world. This is especially true in the countries of EBRD operations, where crackdowns on freedom of expression, association, and assembly threaten the very existence of independent civil society. Given the EBRD’s unique Article 1 mandate to support democracy and pluralism, we request that you institutionalize the EBRD’s intolerance of retaliation against civil society and project stakeholders with a written public statement.
A public statement of intolerance of any form of retaliation, including harassment, threats, violence, or intimidation, would be an important step in raising awareness amongst potential clients. This statement should also be included in the scope of project related documents.
To avoid and mitigate potential risk of retaliation, the EBRD must develop internal guidance on integrating assessment of such risk into its project assessment procedures. This would involve analysis of the political and economic operating context, and awareness raising among Bank and client management. As a key part of such guidance, the Bank should require that the client proactively disclose and advertise the project grievance mechanism and the EBRD Project Compliance Mechanism during all stakeholder engagement activities and in prominent locations at the project site.
Further, the Project Compliance Mechanism of the EBRD should develop its own guidance for avoiding, mitigating, and managing retaliation and reprisals. This involves developing appropriate guidance on handling confidential cases, managing site visits, and a protocol for management’s involvement in case of reprisals.
We value the EBRD’s commitment to ensure civil society and project stakeholders are able to engage freely with clients and project operators. Developing a statement regarding reprisals will not only promote respect for human rights and support EBRD’s Article 1 commitments, but also lead to more positive project outcomes. We look forward to your response on this issue.
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December 2018
Dear President Chakrabarti,
We, the undersigned organizations, request the EBRD publicly uphold respect for human rights, and condemn any form of retaliation against civil society and project stakeholders in the Bank’s operations.
The International Finance Corporation has recently released a statement expressing intolerance of any action by an IFC client, which amounts to retaliation- including threats, intimidation, harassment, or violence. This is an important step, not only to minimize risk in project implementation, but also to ensure that stakeholders are able to engage freely and safely with the IFC and its clients to ensure positive project outcomes.
The space for civil society is rapidly shrinking across the world. This is especially true in the countries of EBRD operations, where crackdowns on freedom of expression, association, and assembly threaten the very existence of independent civil society. Given the EBRD’s unique Article 1 mandate to support democracy and pluralism, we request that you institutionalize the EBRD’s intolerance of retaliation against civil society and project stakeholders with a written public statement.
A public statement of intolerance of any form of retaliation, including harassment, threats, violence, or intimidation, would be an important step in raising awareness amongst potential clients. This statement should also be included in the scope of project related documents.
To avoid and mitigate potential risk of retaliation, the EBRD must develop internal guidance on integrating assessment of such risk into its project assessment procedures. This would involve analysis of the political and economic operating context, and awareness raising among Bank and client management. As a key part of such guidance, the Bank should require that the client proactively disclose and advertise the project grievance mechanism and the EBRD Project Compliance Mechanism during all stakeholder engagement activities and in prominent locations at the project site.
Further, the Project Compliance Mechanism of the EBRD should develop its own guidance for avoiding, mitigating, and managing retaliation and reprisals. This involves developing appropriate guidance on handling confidential cases, managing site visits, and a protocol for management’s involvement in case of reprisals.
We value the EBRD’s commitment to ensure civil society and project stakeholders are able to engage freely with clients and project operators. Developing a statement regarding reprisals will not only promote respect for human rights and support EBRD’s Article 1 commitments, but also lead to more positive project outcomes. We look forward to your response on this issue.
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