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On the 25th November, the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UNU-GEST in collaboration with UNU-MERIT in the Netherlands, launched a new blog series – Gender Full Spectrum. The series represents journey through various UNU institutes and UN bodies, exploring gender’s multifaceted roles in different research areas and showcasing a wide range of gender-relevant research.

A nordic conference taking place in Helsinki from 30 November to 2 December shifts the focus of gendered violence on perpetrators. Erla Hlín Hjálmarsdóttir, Head of Research at UNU-GEST will give a lecture on Icelandic research on perpetrators and collaboration efforts at the municipal level to counter domestic violence.

Our representative Laura Malinauskaite attended the second week of the climate negotiations in Morocco as a part of the Women and Gender Constituency, the platform for observer organizations working to ensure women’s rights and gender justice within the climate change convention framework. Here are the main messages of the conference related to the outcomes of the conference, especially in regard to gender equality and climate change.

The UNU-GEST Director, Dr. Irma Erlingsdóttir, was on a visit in Mozambique last week where she met diverse partners in ministries, national and international NGOs and organizations. She also hosted an event for UNU-GEST alumni in Maputo