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This Tuesday, March 8, on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, Angeline C. -F. , 54, settled in front of the gates of the Bastia court, to begin her first day of hunger strike. Victim of domestic violence, this woman who...

The Executive Committee of EMWF unanimously elects Ms. Bouraoui new President of the Foundation

During the Forum of Mediterranean Worlds held in Marseille on February 7-8, EMWF with its founding members – including FFM, IEMed, and CAWTAR – organized workshops and round tables on equal rights between women and men in the...

The Foundation - Miscellaneous - - Euro-Mediterranean region

Discussing gender-policy responses in the MENA region

Created 15.07.2021

On June 30, the round table “COVID-19 in the MENA region: What Gender Policy Responses Do We Need?” brought experts together to explore the inclusive gender responses needed for a better future for women and communities in the region....

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - - Euro-Mediterranean region

The EMWF at the project MAGIC

Created 10.06.2021

The Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation participated on June 8, 2021 at one of MAGIC’s internal meetings.  The project MAGIC (lead by the IEMed) will map gendered Islamophobia in Belgian and Spanish newspapers. MAGIC (Muslim...

The Foundation - Culture / Sports / Leasure - - Euro-Mediterranean region

Check out the winners and finalists of our art contest Collaging a Gender-Equal Future!

Created 11.03.2021

Check out the results of our art contest  "Collaging a Gender-Equal Future: Tailoring the Transformations of the Euro-Mediterranean Space", launched together with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) as part of the...

The Foundation - Miscellaneous - - International

Virtual Torino Forum for Sustaining Peace - Women and Youth at the Frontlines

Created 10.09.2020

Virtual Torino Forum for Sustaining Peace - Women and Youth at the Frontlines

From 7 to 11 September 2020, The Virtual Torino Forum for Sustaining Peace brings together the Women, Peace and Security community and the Youth, Peace and Security community for a new series of virtual discussions revolving around the overall...

The Foundation - Types of Violence - - European Union

EU guidelines on Violence Against Women and Girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them

Created 25.06.2020

June 19, 2020The adoption of guidelines on violence against women and girls is (in addition to being a clear reaffirmation of the universality of human rights) a mark of the EU’s clear political will to treat the subject of women’s r...

The Foundation - Miscellaneous - - Euro-Mediterranean region

Let's name March 8 every day and everywhere!

Created 26.05.2020

The Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation and the European Institute of the Mediterranean thank all those who participated in the campaign “Let’s Name March 8”. This initiative was conceived to highlight the work of women and girls leading...

The Foundation - Types of Violence - Bosnia-Herzegovina

Domestic violence can no longer be treated as a minor offence in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Created 15.05.2020

Thanks to the efforts of Ivanka Marković, president of the Council for Combating Domestic Violence, and the civil society organisations working with her, Domestic Violence in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina will be treated as a...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - - International

UN Women statement for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, 2020

Created 15.05.2020

Breaking the silenceDate: Sunday, May 17, 2020 UN Women statement for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing inequalities, including those ba...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - Tunisia

Tunisia invited to accede to the Istanbul Convention

Created 30.04.2020

Tunisia invited to accede to the Istanbul Convention

PRESS RELEASE – Council of Europe & European Union Joint Programme – South Programme  On 24 April 2020, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe responded favourably to Tunisia’s official request to be i...

The Foundation - Miscellaneous - Tunisia

Tunisia honours the first woman doctor on a banknote

Created 15.04.2020

Tunisia honours the first woman doctor on a banknote

Since March 27, 2020 in Tunisia, the portrait of Tawhida Ben Cheikh decorates the new banknote of 10 dinars issued in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. Known to have been the first Muslim woman in the Maghreb to practice as a doctor, Tawhida...