Women´s Development Summit Gender Equality for Development & Peace What is Women´s Development Summit? The Women´s Development Summit (formerly Istanbul Summit) is an international, non-governmental, multi-sector forum, which aims to…
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The Istanbul Summit 2016: "Reconsidering Gender Equality and Peaceful Societies"
The Istanbul Summit 2016 Reconsidering Gender Equality and Peaceful Societies was held in Bangkok on 7-8 May by Journalists and Writers Foundation’s Women’s Platform, in partnership with the Thailand Achievement…
Istanbul Summit Gathers Women to Discuss Humanitarian Action
Women from all over the world gathered in Istanbul on May 9-10, 2015, to discuss humanitarian action from a gender-sensitive perspective. (more…)
Women's Empowerment Key for Development, Istanbul Summit Concludes
An international summit in Istanbul, titled “Women’s Perspective on the Post-2015 Development Agenda,” has called for women’s empowerment as a condition for sustainable development. The summit was held in Istanbul…
UN Official Praises Istanbul Summit, Prioritizes Women's Rights
In a recent video message, Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commended JWF for organizing the Istanbul Summit, an event that features women’s perspectives on the…
Istanbul Summit and Peace Projects Presented in New York
A reception was held by the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) in New York on September 30, 2013, to promote its two international projects, the Istanbul Summit and Peace Projects.…