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This session is focused on how the political reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the physical health and economic situation differently depending on where and how you live, with linkages to rural or urban areas, class and age in the Eastern Partnership region (Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia). The session also aims to emphasis youth and how they face long-term consequences in terms of closed schools and high unemployment rate and connect to how the outcome of this situation affect segregation in the societies.

What have guns to do with human rights? And how can we overcome the danger they pose to sustainable development and equal rights for all? Learn more about IMs groundbreaking work on tackling one of the root causes endangering peoples’ lives and livelihoods by using a circular business model that turns a commodity of killing into a commodity for peace. The presentation will be held in English and there will be an opportunity to ask questions and engage with IM in both English and Swedish afterwards.

What do the LGTBQI movement in Tunisia, Extinction Rebellion and the feminist movement in Central and South America have in common? They all use non-violent methods to bring about social change.In our time, it is more important than ever to engage in social change and strive for justice, equality and against violence.The next 30 minutes will focus on how we can all engage online in the non-violent struggle for change, which is particularly important today. With this seminar, we want to enable and inspire social movements and actions for change in digital ways.

A 6-country comparison on impact of climate change and disaster on gender equality and it´s effectiveness. From the data it is evident that women suffer more severe impacts of climate change and that climate change accentuate gender inequalities. In some instances, though, climate change, disrupted traditional norms and roles to the point where previously gender prescribed roles now were shared. Gender blind interventions can reinforce inequalities, and limit the effectiveness.

Under digitala Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna kan du som besökare ta del av dramaprojektet Home/less som är skriven av RFSL Newcomers Performing Arts Project samt nyskrivna texter av National Black Theatre of Sweden (NBTS). Filmerna är invävda i programmet under konferensens tre dagar. Här kan du se alla läsningar samlade. Filmerna kommer att textas i efterhand.