Sovereign Debt, IMF Negotiations and the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka
Sovereign Debt, IMF Negotiations and the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka A discussion organised by the NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York) and Women and Media Collective
Sovereign Debt, IMF Negotiations and the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka A discussion organised by the NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York) and Women and Media Collective
We warmly welcome you to this commemoration lecture as we celebrate Sunila’s inspiring and courageous life of feminist and human rights activism and movement building locally and internationally. “The Human Cost of Sri Lanka’s Economic Collapse” by Dr. Sonali Deraniyagala Sunday, September 4th 2022, at 6:30 PM IST. Join Zoom Meeting – Link Meeting ID: … Continue reading Invitation: Celebrating the life of Sunila Abeysekera
Polity (Social Scientists Association) and Women and Media Collective Presents, Is Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Unique? How to respond? By Jayathi Gosh, Professor of Economics and the University of Massachusettes Amherst USA and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Author.
Women for Democratic Struggles, a coalition of women’s groups held a press briefing yesterday and called for the government to recognize the demands made by the Aragalaya for systematic/structural change, including the abolition of the executive presidency, more involvement of the people, including women and youth in democratic decision making, through the implementation of a … Continue reading Press release – Women for Democratic Struggles
Women for Democratic Struggles, a coalition of women’s groups held a press briefing yesterday and called for the government to recognize the demands made by the Aragalaya for systematic/structural change, including the abolition of the executive presidency, more involvement of the people, including women and youth in democratic decision making, through the implementation of a … Continue reading Media Briefing: Women for Democratic Struggles
CEPA convened the meeting between selected civil society organisations (CSOs) that also included a few think tanks and the visiting delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This brief compiled by CEPA captures the main points presented by the participating organisations on the basis of the common governance and socio-economic themes raised in the discussion. … Continue reading Concerns and suggestions by Civil Society in relation to the IMF intervention in Sri Lanka
The Conference on Equality and Equity in Recognising Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Labour in South Asia will be held on the 20th and 21st of October 2022. Please check this page for more updates.
To understand the implications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations in light of the Sri Lankan crisis, the Women and Media Collective (Sri Lanka) cosponsored a discussion with NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York). Chaired by Radhika Coomaraswamy and Vasuki Nesiah, the panel comprising of Deepika Udagama, Philip Alston and Michael Fakhri discussed … Continue reading What is a human rights approach to IMF negotiations?
Women and Media Collective (WMC) is looking for a dynamic individual who has excellent communications skills and a commitment to work on the rights of women and on gender equality, to be part of our team. Click here to download advertisement Main Responsibilities: • Develop and implement communication strategies and advocacy campaigns together with the … Continue reading Vacancy – Communications Officer
Watch the discussion on ‘Economic and Social Rights and the Current Crisis: What is a human rights approach to IMF negotiations?’ Co-sponsored by Women and Media Collective and the NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York)