Together we call on the European Union to adopt a forward-thinking and truly inclusive approach to gender-based violence – that leaves no one behind and strives to achieve real change in the lives of all people, without discrimination. To meaningfully address gender-based violence in the European Union, we must promote inclusion, safety, protection, well-being and […]
45 civil society organizations from different European countries including Ukraine requested relevant UN, EU structures and humanitarian institutions to urgently support and set up of an uninterrupted supply chain of humanitarian assistance to the affected populations within the country, and to establish safe humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from Ukraine. On 24 February 2022, the […]
Deadline for submission: 25th of March 2022 SWAN is looking for an active, ambitious, and creative candidate to join the Secretariat for the part-time position of Communications Officer. The Communication Officer will be responsible to manage external and internal communication of the network, increase the visibility of SWAN and its members, further develop SWAN Communication Strategy […]
Nata Isaeva’s story was featured in the November issue of CYPHER by Frontline Defenders, Legalife-Ukraine and SWAN. The CYPHER is a digital comics magazine that advances the organization’s storytelling and narrative framing work. A cyber-comic based on the personal story of one of the founders and head of the self-organization of sex workers in Ukraine, Natalia Isaeva, tells how […]
Violence against sex workers remains acute in the CEECA region, and our members and peers campaigned tirelessly this year to make the voices of sex workers heard and bring attention to this issue. Although the COVID-related measures prevented meeting in person in many places, numerous demonstrations and discussions have been held. The regional context is […]
SWAN marks its anniversary by releasing a ’15 Years’ Report.
SWAN recruits a consultant on COVID-19 impact
According to estimates, up to 3.5 million irregular migrants were living in the EECA countries at any given moment, representing more than 1 percent of the region’s total population. 2021 theme is Harnessing the potential of human mobility as migrants contribute with their knowledge, networks, and skills to build stronger, more resilient communities. The global social and […]
CEDAW Committee, as a result of its 80th session in October-November 2021, at which it considered the report of Kyrgyzstan, issued recommendations for the country on November 15th. The joint Alternative Report of the Informal Coalition CEDAW Kyrgyzstan, which describes the status of four groups of women facing intersecting forms of discrimination, also reflected on the position of […]
SWAN hosted an online event on SWIT to mark the closing of the Robert Carr Fund program on November 23, 2021. Since UN agencies and the NSWP endorsed the Sex Worker Implementation Tool or SWIT in 2013, SWAN has promoted it in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia for two cycles of the RCF, or six years in total. This […]