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Centre for Finance and Development
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Gender and Bodies in Global Health

Claire Somerville
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Pathways and obstacles to achieve a more diverse, democratic, and inclusive international judiciary

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
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Gender Centre
516
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The challenge of diversity in international courts

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
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Events
6 April, 2023

Gender politics of and for Kayambi women: house and chakra as public spaces

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
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22–24 May 2024

Remeasuring Self and Society after Empire: The Human Sciences in Decolonization

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
510
Events
24 November, 2022

Meanings of Empowerment: Black Feminism and Entrepreneurship in Development Programmes in Brazil

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
8 March, 2018

Engaging men and boys in gender equality: game changer or gamble?

Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Gender Centre
5
Events
11 July, 2024

Género y Desarrollo FAQ

Online
Executive Education
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9 November, 2017

Action Days for the SDGs – SDGs and Impact Investing

Auditorium Jacques Freymond, Geneva
Executive Education
35
News
4th February 2020

The Gender Responsiveness of Social Marketing Interventions Focused on Neglected Tropical Diseases

Claire Somerville and Gender Centre
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Goal 5 highlights that gender inequality persists worldwide, depriving women and girls of their basic rights and opportunities. “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will require more vigorous efforts, including legal frameworks, to counter deeply rooted gender-based discrimination that often results from patriarchal attitudes and related social norms” as put  by the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Read more about Goal 5

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Target 5.1

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

Target 5.2

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

Target 5.3

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Target 5.4

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

Target 5.5

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

Target 5.6

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

Target 5.a

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

Target 5.b

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

Target 5.c

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels