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Das Europäische Parlament hat sich darauf geeinigt, einen kritischen Streitpunkt des KI-Gesetzes zu schließen, indem es die von der Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) verwendete Definition übernommen hat. Auch auf die meisten anderen Definitionen hat man sich geeinigt, und neue Maßnahmen wie ein Recht auf Erklärung liegen ebenfalls auf dem Tisch der Abgeordneten.

Women have always been among those most affected by energy poverty, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the energy crisis have exacerbated inequalities and widened the gender divide, according to the European Parliament's committee on women’s rights.

Aujourd’hui dans L’Expresso : partité en Espagne, rapport des Français au travail, blessés de guerre en Ukraine et manifestation des pétroliers.

Des sénateurs de gauche ont réclamé que les plateformes contribuent au financement des retraites de ceux qui travaillent pour elles, interpellant le ministre des Comptes publics Gabriel Attal et dénonçant une « bombe à retardement ».

En 1977, les Nations unies ont reconnu le 8 mars comme la Journée internationale des femmes. Or, en 2023, près de la moitié des Européennes subiront au moins une forme de violence domestique au cours de leur vie.

Auch Ungarn bildet ukrainische Soldaten aus, sagte der slowakische Verteidigungsminister Jaroslav Nad' am Montag und widerlegte damit die bisher von der Regierung Viktor Orbans behauptete neutrale Haltung gegenüber dem russischen Krieg.

La présidente de la Commission européenne a averti que l'Europe n'accepterait jamais que la Russie menace sa sécurité, lors d'un discours devant le Parlement du Canada en vue de renforcer le soutien à l'Ukraine.

Die EU-Grenzschutzagentur Frontex hat die italienischen Behörden nicht vor den Migranten gewarnt, deren Boot Ende Februar vor der kalabrischen Küste Schiffbruch erlitt und zahlreiche Tote forderte.

Das Vereinigte Königreich hat Pläne vorgelegt, um kleine Boote mit potenziellen Migranten und Asylbewerbern zu stoppen und sie zwangsweise zurückzuschicken. Der neue Gesetzentwurf wird von Interessengruppen als "illegal und unmenschlich" bezeichnet.

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By Giulia Ribeiro Barao and Bosen Lily Liu
PARIS, Mar 8 2023 (IPS)

In September 2020, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for women’s rights celebrated its 25th anniversary. It was, however, a bittersweet commemoration, mixing joy for the progress in gender equality achieved since 1995, and the stark realization about the multidimensional gaps awaiting tackling and the new divides brought by the social consequences of COVID-19.

In 2021, UNESCO projected that 11 million girls were at risk of not returning to school after the education interruptions caused by the pandemic. Even though the educational disruption accelerated the way into innovative learning practices, including distance and online education, it was not an equal reality for all social groups, since those already marginalized were also overrepresented in the offline population, including girls and women, and especially those living in poverty and rural communities (ECOSOC, 2021).

In 2020, worldwide, 57 percent of women used the Internet, compared with 62 per cent of men (ECOSOC, 2021). In the least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), Africa, and the Arab States, the gender gap in internet use remains more significant.

For instance, in LDCs, only 19 per cent of women are using the internet, which is 12 percentage points lower than men. Similarly, in Africa, 24 per cent of women use the internet compared to 35 per cent of men, while in the Arab States, the Internet usage rate is 56 per cent, compared to 68 per cent of men.

Girls and women who are kept without access to Internet and digital literacy will not benefit from the technological revolution that is currently transforming all areas of life, most centrally the educational sector and the job markets.

Even though innovation and technology for girls and women’s education is undoubtedly a critical topic in the contemporary scenario, we should notice that innovation itself extends beyond the boundaries of the digital world.

To further explore the field of innovation in education, the UNESCO Young People on Transforming Education Project (YPTEP) focuses on innovative learning practices – technological or non-technological tools and techniques – initiated and led by learners themselves for meaningful and transformative engagement in their own educational journeys.

One highlight of the project is on understanding the gender-responsive practices from girls and women.

Girls and women worldwide have long been innovative in fighting gender barriers and creating self-initiative and community strategies to accessing learning even when excluded from Internet access and other forms of innovation.

A female leader who creates a finance course for mothers, while providing turns of collective care for their children, is innovating in education. A girl who creates a book club with her friends to read and debate publications on feminism is innovating in education.

Women in STEM, taking part in research and development groups, although still underrepresented, are innovating in education.

So, here we are – right at the crossroad where education, innovation and gender inequalities meet. Not paying attention to those issues will only aggravate previous gaps, hampering the advancement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

To contribute to this debate and pathways for solutions, the UNESCO team of Young People on Transforming Education Project (YPTEP) at UNESCO IESALC hosted a Fireside Chat on “Women and girls, innovation, and higher education” on 6 March 2023 to reunite women and girls from different countries and regions and celebrate their success not only to overcome challenges, but also to become changemakers in the field.

During the chat, we had the opportunity to engage with ten female storytellers who shared their stories on innovative learning and expand our understanding of innovation, creativity, and transformation in education.

Stories approached, in a broader sense, innovative paths in getting access to higher education; innovative learning practices to get through education and achieve learning goals; innovative tools and techniques that have enhanced their experiences as learners both inside and outside the classroom; and studying and working initiatives to design new technology and broader forms of innovation for education.

Participation in the Fireside Chat is also open and expected from all those who wish to share their experiences on innovative learning and higher education. We have organized interactive activities and will have “open chatbox” and “open mic” for anyone who are willing to present yourselves typing and tell your stories live.

References
Global Education Monitoring Report Team & UNESCO. (2021). #HerEducationOurFuture: keeping girls in the picture during and after the COVID-19 crisis; the latest facts on gender equality in education [Programme and meeting document, ED/GEM/MRT/2021/FS/G/1/REV.3]. UNESCO.

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The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday (7 March) a Georgian draft law on “transparency of foreign influence” was a "very bad development" for the country and could seriously affect its ties with the EU.

Kosovo : pour en finir avec les féminicides
Le Kosovo prend conscience du problème des violences sexistes et sexuelles
Féminisme au Kosovo : de la résistance civile à l'émancipation pour toutes
Violences domestiques au Kosovo : « ne pas déshonorer la famille »
Viols de guerre au Kosovo : pour les victimes, le combat n'est pas terminé

/ Société, Femmes violences, Kosovo, Courrier des Balkans

Kosovo : pour en finir avec les féminicides
Le Kosovo prend conscience du problème des violences sexistes et sexuelles
Féminisme au Kosovo : de la résistance civile à l'émancipation pour toutes
Violences domestiques au Kosovo : « ne pas déshonorer la famille »
Viols de guerre au Kosovo : pour les victimes, le combat n'est pas terminé

/ Société, Femmes violences, Kosovo, Courrier des Balkans

Der Spitzenplatz bei den bevorstehenden Wahlen im April ist noch offen, da sich drei Parteien derzeit ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen um die Bildung einer Koalition liefern, die höchstwahrscheinlich keine Wiederholung der derzeitigen Fünf-Parteien-Koalition sein wird, wie die jüngsten Umfragen zeigen.

Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a prévenu mercredi qu'en cas de prise de Bakhmout, épicentre de combats particulièrement meurtriers depuis des mois, l'armée russe aurait « la voie libre » pour avancer dans l'Est de l'Ukraine.

Liquid petroleum gas firms want a directive to favour biofuels and hydrogen, to which they could pivot, reports The Guardian, EURACTIV's media partner.

On International Women’s day, Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Robert Biedroń issued the following statement.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

On International Women’s day, Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Robert Biedroń issued the following statement.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

On International Women’s day, Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Robert Biedroń issued the following statement.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

On International Women’s day, Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Robert Biedroń issued the following statement.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP