The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), taking place in New York 12-23 March, is discussing innovative policies and practical solutions to the multiple challenges women face in rural areas.
In January, GFAR Chair Bongiwe Njobe and GFAR Vice-Chair Raffaele Maiorano met with leaders at FAO to discuss real, solid areas in which GFAR can complement FAO's many roles and where FAO's intergovernmental policy role can be informed by GFAR processes and actions.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is commemorated globally on March 8th. UN Women, the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, and Partner in GFAR with a seat on the GFAR Steering Committee, is celebrating IWD with the theme: “Time is Now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives”.
Presentations & Recordings from the Global Webinar
The Director General of IICA, which is the institution in charge of the FORAGRO Secretariat, designated Viviana Palmieri as the new Executive Secretary of the forum.
The Dairy Sustainability Framework, Partner in GFAR, has now reached the point of public consultation on Reporting Guidelines for six High Level Indicator Metrics, which will better enable the DSF to align the dairy sector and publicly report the global sustainability progress of the dairy industry.