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WIDE is deeply saddened by the loss of leaders of the Haitian feminist movement, founders and members of ENFOFANM, an NGO striving to protect and improve the rights of women in Haiti. 

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G7 Leaders Call to Cancel Haiti's Debt!
Thanks to the more than 400.000 people who signed ONE's petition worldwide, the cancellation of Haiti's debt may be all but a formality at this point. Read more

Twenty Five years moving closer to gender equality and social justice 1985 to 2010 - WIDE Herstory! -  In anticipation of celebrating its silver anniversary in 2010, WIDE is publishing a history of our 25 years struggle for gender equality and social justice. We invite our members and partners to contribute to WIDE Herstory. More information available on the intranet.

Women´s rights under threat: the EU must ratify and implement CEDAW at last! - WIDE's statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of CEDAW Convention.

We invite you to visit WIDE CEDAW +30 Blog. This blog is developed as a part of WIDE CEDAW +30 campaign to celebrate 30 years anniversary of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

WIDE is launching its Friends in the Media Network! Find out more and join the group!

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WIDE Newsletter, January 2010

Spanish Presidency to Innovate Europe / Solidarity with People of Haiti / Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference: Missed opportunity to Address Global Challenges / NGO Activities during WTO Conference: Promoting Alternatives for Sustainable, Gender and Social Just Development / Free Trade Policies and Impact on Sustainable Development, Social and Gender Justice: A Case Study of the EU-India Trade Relations / In Search of Economic alternatives for Gender and Social Justice: Voices from India / Celebrating CEDAW +30 in Vienna, Austria / Celebrating CEDAW and Migrant Women´s Rights ­ WIDE, UNIFEM and EWL event in Brussels / WIDE Secretariat visits Bosnia and Herzegovinian member VESTA in Sarajevo

News from WIDE

"WTO Turnaround! No more of the same failed policies: Make trade and development work for gender equality and women´s rights!" - WIDE Statement on the occasion of the Seventh Ministerial Conference of the WTO, November - December 2009. We invite you to download a presentation made by Anja Franck on Gender and Trade in Geneva from here.

"Post-Lisbon Strategy, Aid Effectiveness and Policy Coherence for Development and EU commitments towards Gender Equality and Women´s Rights" - WIDE's letter to GAERC, 16-17 November, 2009

"Making governments accountable and aid transparent for women´s rights and gender equality" - Statement of the Women´s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD) at the DCF High Level Symposium, Vienna, 12-13 November 2009

"EU-India Summit: Opportunity to halt the ongoing EU-India free trade agreement negotiations and rethink trade relations from a sustainable development and gender equality perspective!"  - WIDE press release ahead of the EU-India Summit 2009.

WIDE response to the Consultation on the follow up of Roadmap for Equality between Women and men 2006-2010 - WIDE response to this Consultation focuses mainly on the Chapter 6 of the Roadmap, on EU development and external policies, and some general considerations related to the status, mechanism and budget of a future EU gender equality policy.

'Trade - A Driving Force for Jobs and Women´s Empowerment? Focus on China and India' - Christa Wichterich counters the mainstream argument that trade has the potential to be a driving force for jobs and for women´s empowerment.

Latest publications  

In Search of Economic Alternatives for Gender and Social Justice: Voices from India

"In search of economic alternatives: Voices from India" is a new publication from WIDE. It is an edited collection of short essays by Indian authors on economic structures, relations and principles that are needed to serve the goals of sustainable economic and human development, poverty eradication, social justice, and empowerment of the most vulnerable segments of society: women, Taken together, the 12 essays form an agenda of alternative thinking, linking gender with other social, livelihood, and democratic concerns.

Download the electronic version of the paper from here

WE CARE! Feminist Responses to the Care Crises

A new publication from WIDE, the Annual Conference report, entitled "WE CARE! Feminist responses to the care crises" explains how the interlocking global crises impact women´s cultural, economic and social rights. It discusses in detail how women´s role as caregivers is affected by the current global economic policies, and it outlines proposals, best practices and suggestions to create a world that is based on alternative concepts of work, livelihoods and well-being in relation to care work. The report can be downloaded from here. We also invite you to check the reports from WIDE AC workshops. Click here to download.

For any additional information about WIDE AC 2009, you are invited to check WIDE AC 2009 blog.

Trade Liberalisation, Gender Equality, Policy Space: the case of the contested EU-India FTA

In the context of the multidimensional crises and the restructuring of economic and political power relations, a fresh look at trade policies between the EU and India and at the nexus of social justice, gender, development and trade is necessary. Christa Wichterich and Kalyani Menon-Sen explore social and gender justice dimensions of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations.

Download the electronic version of this paper here.

Microcredit: an alternative for women's empowerment? Report of a one-day consultation, organized by WIDE on May 15th, 2009 in Brussels is now available! Download the report in English, in Spanish and in French.

The EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations: gender and social justice concerns. A memo for MEPs. A memo on gender and social justice concerns in the framework of the ongoing free trade agreement negotiations between India and the EU. Download here.

A critical review of the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment for the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Republic of India from a gender perspective. A critical review of the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment for the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Republic of India from a gender perspective. Download here.