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The United Nations (UN) Women unit is launching a new three year-long project aiming to advance women's rights and gender equality in Turkey with the financial support of the European Union (EU).
The project "Strengthening Civil Society Capacities and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Advance Women's Rights and Gender Equality in Turkey" is aimed at supporting the capacity development of and new partnership opportunities for the civil society organizations so that women's rights and gender equality can be advanced in the country.
According to an announcement made by UN Women, "the project will contribute to the advancement of women's rights and gender equality in Turkey by enhancing the capacities of and partnership opportunities for civil society organizations working in fields where gender gaps persist, taking into account the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic."
The project addresses the challenges and inequalities faced by women, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the key partners and stakeholders of the project are reportedly young women and men, students, women's rights advocates, media professionals, government institutions and academia.
Accordingly, the project will be in action between April 2021 and March 2024 through the 4,5 million Euro funding from the EU.
The main activities to be undertaken are as follows:
Speaking about the project, the Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, has stated:
"Gender equality and fighting violence against women is one of the top priorities of the EU. In parallel with our goal to solve this problem, the project funded through the Civil Society Facility and Media programme, comes timely to support civil society organizations in their efforts.
"We appreciate our partnership with UN Women which is key to make the best of these common endeavours."
On the occasion of the launch of the project, UN Women Turkey Country Director Asya Varbanova has also briefly said:
"Civil society has a critical role in our collective effort to achieve the commitments made in the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals.
"Civil society organizations and the women's movement are in the frontlines for advancing women's rights and eliminating inequalities, which have increased as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We can build the equal future we long for if we benefit from the knowledge, experiences and leadership of civil society organizations." (BÖ/EMK/SD)
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