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Learning and Practice Day 2010
The 2010 Learning and Practice Day was held on Wednesday, June 16th at the O’Callaghan Alexander Hotel. Footage/reports from the day will be on the site shortly.
Learning Day 2009
Additional interviews with contributors from Learning Day 2009
Gender Based Violence: Learning and Practice briefs
These three learning briefs are based on experiences which were shared at a Gender Based Violence learning event organised by the Consortium’s Learning and Practice group in June 2009.
The three main themes of the day were: Community Based Responses to GBV, GBV and Education, and Engaging Men.
Keeping Gender on the Agenda: Gender Based Violence, Poverty and Development
An Issues Paper by the Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence.
Press release
The GBV consortium’s latest press release “Combating Gender Based Violence must remain a priority despite global downturn.”
Women, Peace and Conflict: UN SCR Resolution 1325
This report highlights key messages arising from a one-day conference on Women, Peace and Conflict, hosted by the Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence held in Dublin on 17th November, 2008.
Videos from the Women, Peace and Conflict Conference
We present a collection of video footage from last year’s Women, Peace and Conflict conference.
Videos include excerpts from speeches by Inez McCormack, Dame Nuala O’Loan, and Leymah Gbowee.
Report on the Women, Peace and Conflict Conference
On Monday 17 November 2008 the Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence presented a one day conference exploring how United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 can address the impact of armed conflict on women and ensure that women are central to conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peace-building. Follow the link below to see the statement on the conference and photos of the day.
Stepping up Ireland’s response to women, peace and security: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
A new report by the Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence has just been published.
This report built on the work of INSTRAW (2005), the experience of other countries, consulted with with Irish domestic organisations and uniquely charts out a consultative process for the development of an Irish National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325.
Women, Peace and Conflict – One Day Conference
On Monday 17 November 2008 the Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence presents a one day conference exploring how United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 can address the impact of armed conflict on women and ensure that women are central to conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peace-building.
Invitation for tender for communications strategy for the Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence
The Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence would like to invite offers for a tender to develop a Communications Strategy which should identify what is required for effective functioning of all aspects of the consortium’s communications (internal/external) and identify and agree where responsibility should lie.
Upcoming Events
To mark International Women’s Day 2008, Consortium representative Tendai Madondo of Christian Aid will co-facilitate a workshop on gender based violence (GBV) at the conference ‘Reimagining Women’s Human Rights’, hosted by Banulacht. The conference will take place on Friday 7th March at the Axis Centre, Ballymun, Dublin from 9.00 a.m. – 5.30p.m. The workshop is [...]
Statement from Mary Robinson – International Women’s Day
I send warm greetings on International Women’s Day 2007 to the members of the Joint Consortium of Irish Human Rights, Humanitarian and Development Agencies, Irish Aid and the Defence Forces, who have been working together over the past three years on deepening their understanding of, and responses to, gender based violence. This is a significant [...]
Press Release – Violence against women increases risk of HIV infection, international expert warns
Mary Robinson delivers assessment of Irish initiative to tackle gender based violence.
Rape and sexual violence puts women at increased risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, according to an international expert on gender violence who addressed an event to mark International Women’s Day in Dublin, today (8.03.07).
Professor Charlotte Watts, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, [...]
Press Release – Ireland is making an impact on tackling human rights abuses against women and children
Mary Robinson delivers assessment of Irish initiative to tackle gender based violence.
Ireland has the capacity to make a significant impact in preventing and responding to gender based violence, provided the issue continues to be prioritised at a political and organisational level.
According to the Director of the Ethical Globalisation Initiative, Mary Robinson, “the measures that have [...]
Press Release – Irish Aid Workers become aware of Gender Based Violence before travelling abroad.
Aid workers, development agency staff and peacekeeping forces taking part in humanitarian programmes will be encouraged to learn more about gender based violence before they travel abroad.
Speaking at an event to mark International Women’s Day at Filmbase, Temple Bar, the Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, Conor Lenihan, said that his Department [...]
Press Release from Launch of Gender Based Violence: a failure to protect, a challenge to action
Ireland’s leading development, humanitarian and human rights organisations – in conjunction with the Government – have pledged to become a significant international force in responding to violence against women and children.
Unveiling a study into gender based violence, today (18.11.05), nine NGOs and Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI) undertook to implement a range of measures that will [...]
