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Democracy needs women: Feminist leadership in times of shrinking enabling environments for civil society Monday April 20th, 2026
Feminists are not only participating in democracy, but they are also sustaining it By Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini, Forus At a time when democratic backsliding is no longer an…
Read moreFrom menstrual dignity to digital safety: How grassroots feminists are redefining gender justice Monday April 20th, 2026
From classrooms to courtrooms to cyberspace, grassroots feminists are redefining gender justice By Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini, Forus In a secondary school in southern Nigeria, a teenage girl got her…
Read moreGCAP and 65 civil society organisations demand stop the war against Iran and cancel the debt during IMF-World Bank spring meetings Thursday April 16th, 2026
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and 65 civil society organisations (CSOs) from across the globe have issued a statement on April 16, coinciding with the ongoing spring…
Read moreJoin Session 3 of the Asia Futures Forum Dialogue Series – Consultation on the Pact and UN80 Tuesday April 14th, 2026
The Session 3 of the Asia Futures Forum will feature structured consultations on the Pact for the Future, UN80 and the future of multilateralism, including the upcoming selection of the…
Read moreJoin our side-event at the Civil Society Policy Forum during the IMF and World Bank Spring meetings Tuesday April 14th, 2026
The side-event titled – From “Unaffordability” to Rights: Claiming Fiscal Space for Universal Social Security – will take place at the Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) during the IMF and…
Read moreIran War, Inequalities and Social Protection, UN Events Tuesday March 31st, 2026
Newsletter 31 March 2026 Dear Colleagues, We call for the immediate end to the war against Iran. Our statement from 9 March highlighted that the war is already costing civilian…
Read moreGCAP and 147 civil society organisations call for stronger UN Tax Convention Wednesday March 11th, 2026
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) along with more than 147 civil society organisations and trade unions have jointly called for a stronger and more ambitious United Nations…
Read moreWe say No to the war against Iran – and call for resistance Monday March 9th, 2026
Statement by the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) The war against Iran is wrong and it must be stopped immediately. The war is killing Iranians and people across…
Read moreInternational Women’s Day 2026 Newsletter Thursday March 5th, 2026
Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls The Women and Feminists Constituency Group of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) stands in solidarity with women and girls…
Read moreStatement on the International Women’s Day 2026 Thursday March 5th, 2026
Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls By the Women and Feminists Constituency Group of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) We stand in solidarity with women…
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