National Consultation on Developing Regional Guidelines for Women, Peace and Security Agenda, Jordan

national consultation, Jordan
Responding to the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Women´s Rights (27 Nov 2017, Cairo), EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI) with a consortium of nine women’s rights organizations in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia launched a Regional Campaign on Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women and Girls. The campaign takes place in the frame of the regional project “Combating Violence against Women in the Southern Mediterranean Region”, which is funded by the European Union (EU).   As part of this campaign, Arab Women Organization and EuroMed Feminist Initiative held a National Consultation on Developing Regional Guidelines for Women, Peace and Security Agenda on November 13 in Amman, Jordan under the patronage of H.E. Ms. Basma Ishaqat, Minister of Social Development. The consultation aimed at fostering a common understanding of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda and developing guidelines for the implementation of the agenda on national and regional levels. Click here to read the press release and here to view the photo album.