CIVICUS discusses civil society’s efforts to advance gender rights at the global level with Foteini Papagioti, Deputy Director of Policy and Advocacy at the International Center for Research on Women, an international civil society organisation that advocates for the rights of women, girls and other structurally excluded groups.
Between 14 and 23 July, the United Nations (UN) High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is convening in New York to review progress on several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG5 on gender equality. With conservative backlash mounting and major donors such as the USA reducing funding, directly threatening progress on gender equality goals, civil society continues to play a vital role in pushing for inclusion and accountability.
