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.
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 [...]
Press Release – Irish politicians are urged to become ambassadors for campaign to tackle gender based violence
Politicians have been urged to become ambassadors for Ireland’s global campaign to tackle gender based violence, in an effort to increase global action on this issue. Addressing an event today (17.12.07) to mark the third-year work programme of the Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence, former President, Mary Robinson, urged Oireactas members and Irish MEPs [...]
