This joint statement was delivered by the Sexual Rights initiative on 16 June 2023, on behalf of the #EmptyChairs Campaign and 15 organizations, during the Annual Civil Society Meeting with Special Procedures.

Rejeitamos a cooptação do marco dos direitos humanos, particularmente a noção defendida pela Relatora Especial de que o cumprimento dos direitos das mulheres trans, por um lado, e das mulheres cis, por outro, é ou pode ser conflituoso e incompatível.

This past November, COP30 took place in Belém, Brazil and some AWIDers were present to witness firsthand the commitment of several movements to defend their land, their resources and their people. However, the space has long been co-opted by self-serving actors as well.

As Marta Music describes in the reel below, we found country delegations, particularly from the Global Minority, advertised false solutions from net zero to the blue economy. 

Read these Global Voices stories of the Global Resistance Hubs helmed by those in the frontlines of climate action.

Where is the Money? An Evidence-Driven Call to Resource Feminist Organizing

This new report shines a light on the resourcing realities of feminist and women’s rights organizations amid unprecedented political and financial upheaval. Drawing on over a decade of analysis since AWID last Where is the Money? report (Watering the Leaves, Starving the Roots), it takes stock of the gains, gaps, and growing threats in the funding landscape.

AWID is seeking the services of a consultant to support the Alliance for Feminist Movements (AFM) with logistical consulting services to support a two-day in-person convening for women’s rights organizations in Melbourne, Australia, on April 25 - 26, 2026, prior to the Women Deliver Conference. Please see the RfP with full details here.

AWID is seeking the services of a consultant to support the AFM Secretariat to develop, implement and support a feminist Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (fMEL) plan for a multi-year project funded by a bilateral donor. The work includes designing the fMEL plan for the project, including a baseline assessment, and carrying out accompaniment and evaluation activities for and with the AFM Secretariat through the end of March 2029. Please see the RfP with full details here (attach PDF).

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