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Sudanese Women Speak on Darfur at the 7th HRC
20-Mar-2008
On 12 March 2008, Femmes Africa Solidarite and World YWCA co-sponsored a panel titled “The Road to Peace and Justice: Sudanese Women Speak on Darfur” at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. It was another successful discussion by the group of six Sudanese women who engaged in a lively discussion with the audience. full text >>
11th Pre-Summit Consultative Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
14-Feb-2008
Every six months, FAS and the Gender is My Agenda Campaign meet for the Pre-Summit Consultative Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union. The 11th Pre-Summit was held from 22-23 January 2008 at the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the margins of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). full text >>
FAS Elected to Board of CONGO
20-Dec-2007
On 7 December, 2007, Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) was elected as a member of the Board of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO). Elected with 64 votes, FAS will serve on the Board for three years. The Board oversees the work of CONGO between sessions of the CONGO General Assembly. full text >>
FAS at International Women Leaders Global Security Summit
27-Nov-2007
The International Women Leaders Security Initiative aims to bring the voice of women leaders to the international discourse on security. As an NGO working in issues of women, peace and security, Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) was invited to share its expertise at the International Women Leaders Global Security Summit on 17 November, 2007. full text >>
FAS Participates in 2007 European Union Development Days
27-Nov-2007
Bineta Diop, Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS), Anupa Varghese, FAS Fundraising and Partnerships Officer, and Beatrice Fantoni, FAS Information and Communication Officer, attended the 2007 European Development Days from 7-9 November in Lisbon, Portugal. full text >>
FAS New York Panel Discussion for Anniversary of UNSCR1325
27-Nov-2007
On 22 October, 2007, the New York office of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) hosted a panel discussion to celebrate the seventh anniversary of United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. full text >>
FAS Elected to AU ECOSOCC
12-Nov-2007
On October 31, 2007, Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) was elected along with seven other continental civil society organisations to the General Assembly of the African Union’s Economic Social and Cultural Council. In total, 150 civil society organisations, working at the national, regional and continental level, and with the African Diaspora, will be elected to the General Assembly. full text >>
FAS Speaks at UN OCHA Symposium
12-Nov-2007
Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) was invited to participate in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Symposium +5 conference from 22 to 26 October, 2007, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. full text >>
FAS Puts Darfur-Chad, DRC Conflicts on Agenda of UN Security Council
09-Oct-2007
Since returning from the research and solidarity mission in eastern Chad, Bineta Diop, Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), has been working tirelessly to bring the voices of Darfur's and Chad's refugee and internally displaced women to the international community. Most recently, FAS' advocacy activities brought Mme Diop to the United Nations Security Council in New York City, USA. full text >>
FAS Addresses Council at Sixth Session of HRC
08-Oct-2007
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) held its 6th Session from the 10th to 28th September, 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. full text >>
FAS Finalises Project with Partners in DRC
28-Aug-2007
From 4 to 8 August, 2007, Bineta Diop, Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) and Rosalie Lo, Programme Officer, travelled to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to finalise the implementation framework for FASs latest DRC project. full text >>
Debriefing Session with Grant Officers Opportunity
28-Aug-2007
Representatives from the Government of the Netherlands came to visit the Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) International Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland for a debriefing session with the Executive Director and the office staff. full text >>
Second Pan-African Capacity Building Forum
28-Aug-2007
Bineta Diop, Executive Director of FAS, was invited to make a presentation at the Pan-African Capacity Building Forum, from 1 to 3 August, 2007, in Maputo, Mozambique. The presentation was the focus of the session titled Gender, Equity and Womens Empowerment in Africas Development: Capacity Building Strategies and Programs. full text >>
Pan-African Womens Day
28-Aug-2007
Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) commemorated the 45th Pan-African Womens Day by participating in a panel discussion with ministers of the Senegalese government on 31 July 2007 in Dakar, Senegal. Mme Bineta Diop, Executive Director of FAS, made a presentation on FASs advocacy activities particularly the Gender is My Agenda campaign. full text >>
17th World Economic Forum on Africa
28-Aug-2007
From 13 to 15 June, Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. Mme Bineta Diop, Executive Director of FAS, attended the conference as a delegate along with 700 others including heads of State, government ministers, business executives, academics and civil society leaders from across Africa and the world. full text >>
Thanks to Mr Jean-Claude Durka
31-May-2007
FAS would like to thank Mr Jean-Claude Durka for kindly giving us permission to use his wonderful photo ‘Beautiful woman in Ziguinchor’ on the new website. full text >>
King’s College
29-Mar-2007
King’s College, London, is currently running a Peace and Security Fellowship for African Women in response to the call of UN Resolution 1325 for the need for a greater number of women in decision making positions on issues of Peace and Security. full text >>
