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Anglican Communion’s work on gender-based violence influences United Nations Human Rights Council

The Anglican Communion’s work on gender-based violence plays a role in informing the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

01 July 2024

International Women’s Day Webinar – ‘Inspiring Inclusion’

Bishop Vicentia Kgabe and the Revd Domnic Misolo will be speaking at a webinar for International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March.

01 March 2024

ACOUN says Churches are “important partners of governments” to achieve gender justice

The Anglican Communion Office at the UN is urging world governments and international organisations to partner with churches.

13 November 2020

Domestic violence and human trafficking among issues Anglican women take to UN

The Anglican delegation to the 64th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW64) will be urging states to act on issues such as domestic violence and human trafficking.

03 March 2020

Anglican Communion pleads to United Nations for an end to gender-based violence

The Anglican Communion Office at the United Nations has submitted a statement ahead of a meeting of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women.

14 January 2020

Building on success in 2019, Anglican women prepare for United Nations conference in 2020

Anglican women have been selected as the Anglican Communion’s delegation to the 64th annual meeting of the UNCSW, to be held in 2020.

25 November 2019

Nominations sought for women advocates to attend UN event in 2020

The search is on for women from across the Anglican Communion to attend the 64th Session of the UNCSW, to be held in New York in March 2020.

15 August 2019

Faith leaders discuss gender justice at UN Commission on the Status of Women side-event

Faith groups have huge potential to live and work for justice in communities, the ACO’s director for women in Church and Society said.

23 March 2018

Women 'donate themselves' to help find peace in South Sudan campaigner tells UN meeting

Key Anglican campaigners for peace and justice in war-torn South Sudan have told a meeting at the United Nations in New York about the vital role women and the church have been playing in peace building and supporting the victims of conflict.

16 March 2017