Blogs

30 after the landmark Beijing Conference on Women, feminists continue to wrestle with the promise and the pitfalls of multilateral spaces.

In a world consumed by crises - wars, authoritarian regimes, economic injustices, and transnational anti-rights movements, feminists continue to do what we have always done: resist, rebuild, and reimagine.

In this blog, ILGA World reflects on the evolution of feminist and queer movements.

The story of Nalafem is one of defiance, persistence, and imagination; a movement to reclaim space, power, and voice for young African women.

Domestic workers have long carried the weight of households, families, and societies on their shoulders, often in silence and invisibility. For decades, their labour was undervalued and their rights denied. 

For more than three decades, WiLDAF has stood at the forefront of feminist advocacy.

Engaging with multilateral feminist spaces is often portrayed as a universal good. But for activists from the Global South, especially trans and gender-diverse advocates, these spaces are both a promise and a challenge. 

In Ukraine’s frontline regions, life is unpredictable. Military attacks reach residential areas, making everyday life tense and often very dangerous. Amid this uncertainty, humanitarian activists are creating small islands of normalcy and warmth.

How do we quantify the value of our future? What lengths do we go to ensure this future? And to whom is this duty owed? This is what drives the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change - this innate duty of care shouldered by the people of the Pacific.

On June 27, African and European agriculture ministers will gather in Rome for the 6th AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference. This comes against a backdrop of a worsening climate crisis, soaring inequalities, and rising hunger. Nearly one in five people in Africa - close to 300 million - now face food insecurity. The stakes could not be higher. The decisions made in Rome could lay the foundations for food systems that are just, sustainable and deeply rooted in communities. A far cry from the current emphasis on an industrial, export-led agricultural system dominated by large corporations.