ICAAD recently took part in the 2016 Global Dialogue with the UN Foundation on Financing the SDGs, Health in Humanitarian Settings, the Business Case for the SDGs, and Big Data for the SDGs. The Global Dialogue convened close to 120 leaders from the diplomatic...
We are thrilled to announce that ICAAD was recently granted special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This coveted status will allow ICAAD to greatly advance our mission, including efforts to show the relationship...
Changes in the law reflect the government’s recognition of the extreme prevalence of violence against women and girls. A Solomon Islands Family Health and Safety Study revealed that 64% of women and girls ages 15-49 reported intimate partner violence. Another...
Natalie Druce, Advisor & Thalassa Cox, Volunteer, ICAAD: In many countries the sentences levied for crimes involving sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) fail to adequately reflect the severity of the offense. ICAAD, in partnership with DLA Piper,...
We’re excited to share a fantastic guest post on informal justice mechanisms and the role of community paralegals from Akhila Kolisetty, OSF Fellow & Human Rights Lawyer In June 2016, a 13-year old girl in in Kasganj district, India, supported by her father,...
Held on the scenic banks of the Haw River in North Carolina in an mid-19th century cotton mill converted to a beautiful eco-ballroom, the SwitchPoint 2016 conference brought together experts in humanitarian innovation, global health, and technology. ICAAD...
