Women in Power

Last December, the Israeli Government decided to establish a governmental committee to create a National Action Plan in the spirit  of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The resolution calls on UN member states to protect women from violence, increase the participation of diverse women in decision-making bodies, and for the prevention of armed conflict. This video and the text that follows tells the story of the journey of civil society NGOs to create an Action Plan for Israel.  

Although Michaela Marksová Tominová studied natural sciences, she has long been engaged with the issue of gender equality. This is the politicians view on the implementation of Beijing +20 in the Czech Republic

For feminist and women's rights activist Lina Abou Habib, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action can be considered a milestone in fighting for women's rights in Lebanon. An interview by Noor Baalbaki

Ung Yokkhoan reports on the situation of women and girls in Cambodia

Benu Maya Gurung reports on the situation of Women in Nepal 20 years after the Beijing Conference in 1995

The Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southern Africa office spoke to five leading women’s rights activists on their perceptions of the challenges that women in South Africa face today and whether the Beijing Declaration, and South Africa’s commitment to it, remains relevant to addressing those challenges.