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Since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in 2000, the role of women and gender within all realms of international peace and security has steadily gained prominence. This Policy Brief summarizes reflections from Civil Society in the Context of the Fourth Swiss National Action Plan 1325.

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Lausanne - The Menatawai filmed during the initiation of a new shaman. Screening in the presence of Valérie Kernen, President of ICRA Switzerland.

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You want to combine your feminist interests with your passion for social media and have always wanted to get an insight into the communication field of a feminist NGO? Then you've come to the right place! We are looking for an intern in Social Media & Communication (60-80%).

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Frauen*für den Frieden Switzerland, WILPF Switzerland and the Swiss Peace Council invite you to the premiere. We are exclusively showing a documentary and other highlights of the Women Vote Peace project, in which the work of women for peace after the First World War around the Treaty of Versailles is impressively presented.

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cfd is delighted that four films by the cfd partner organisation Shashat have been invited to this year's festival "Palestine, filmer c'est exister" in Geneva. Film director Zeina Ramadan from the West Bank and a Shashat board member are guests at the festival, which is supported by cfd

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The newly conceived bilingual, interactive exhibition "Stärker als Gewalt / Plus fort que la violence" informs teenagers and young adults between the ages of 15 and 25 about domestic violence in a compact form. Various exhibition elements provide an insight into a home in which domestic violence takes place. A special focus is on offers of help for those affected.

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Rapper Steff La Cheffe, choreographer Annalena Fröhlich and theatre creator Fabian Chiquet have developed a stage play in collaboration with TERRE DES FEMMES Switzerland and the Concert Theatre Bern that transcends borders: Alice. The play deals with self-determination, gender stereotypes and the role of women*. It leads the audience, following the story of Alice in Wonderland, into a theatrical-musical dreamland. 5./7./8.12. in Birsfelden & 12./13.12. in Zürich

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On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, PBI shows the film "Nairobi Half Life". Followed by a discussion with two human rights defenders from Nairobi.

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The policy and platform team at swisspeace which hosts the Swiss platform for peacebuilding KOFF is looking for an Intern.

Aplication Deadline 4 December 2019.

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Gender-specific violence in old age and the multiple discrimination of migrant women are at the centre of this panel of experts. What challenges do older women* with a migration background face and how do they master them?

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