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InitiativesIACNMay 27, 2021

Youth engagement in the Arctic Council [Video]

Over the past years, the Arctic Council has stepped up its efforts to engage youth. Working Groups such as the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) have been forerunners in not just looking at how youth is affected by a changing Arctic, but in actively involving them in specific projects.

Initiatives, videoIACNJanuary 27, 2020

True or false? Men and women face violence in their relationships equally [Article]

Gender-based violence happens everywhere, but certain places (like campuses, the military and RCMP) have especially high rates. And certain groups like women with disabilities and Indigenous women and girls face higher rates of violence.

Initiatives, ArticleIACNDecember 20, 2019Comment

Women in the Arctic and Antarctic

Women in the Arctic and Antarctic (WiAA) is an online-based network and information sharing initiative.

InitiativesJónasNovember 6, 2019Women of the Arctic

Beijing +25 and Making Gender Plan A in the Arctic

In 2020, the global community will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 4th United Nation’s Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, and the adoption of the landmark agreement, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which over past decades has served as a crucial agenda for women’s empowerment.

InitiativesJónasNovember 4, 2019Women of the Arctic