TAP Network - Transparency, Accountability & Participation

04/23/2026

📢 Your input is needed! The consultation survey for the 2026 Civil Society Declaration on SDG16+ is open through April 30 — and civil society voices are essential to shaping this advocacy resource.

Take the survey in your language:
🇬🇧 English: https://bit.ly/2026SDGD16declarationsurvey_EN
🇫🇷 French: https://bit.ly/2026SDG16declarationsurvey_FR
🇪🇸 Spanish: https://bit.ly/2026SDG16declaratonsurvey_ES

Share your proposals and recommendations on peace, justice, civic space, human rights & accountable institutions. This Declaration will be a formal input to the 2026 SDG16 Conference in New York.

Deadline: April 30, 2026. Don't miss it — and please share widely!

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

04/17/2026

As part of the 1 for 8 billion campaign, TAP is working with CIVICUS to analyse and unpack each S-G candidate's positions on gender, youth, and civil society inclusion. Take a look to see what we are looking out for during next week's candidate dialogues! https://buff.ly/SOdlATJ

(Center for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) and Saferworld)

04/01/2026

SAVE THE DATE: Calling all colleagues working on , , , & . Join us for a virtual consultation workshop in the preparation of the 2026 Civil Society Declaration on SDG16+!

🗓️ April 15, 9-10:30 AM ET
📍 Virtual, Zoom
🔗 Register: http://bit.ly/SDG16CivilSocietyDeclaration

04/01/2026

As we reflect on this year's Commission on the Status of Women, we are struck by the existential challenges feminist civil society are facing today, and the resilience, creativity, and drive that characterize feminist approaches to building a more peaceful, just, and inclusive world. Take a look at our recap of on the blog: https://buff.ly/AkphoKY

TAP Network at CSW70: Reflecting on a Historic Commission, Defending Multilateralism, and Advancing People-Centered Justice By Elena Marmo | Deputy […]

03/09/2026

SAVE THE DATE: "Justice in Jeopardy: Countering the Authoritarian and Anti-Gender Backlash" at CSW70

Across the globe, authoritarianism and anti-gender movements pose existential threats to gender equality and women's access to justice. As rule of law suffers and civic space shrinks, women's ability to access equitable legal systems is severely compromised.
Anti-gender forces are actively dismantling protections, demonizing equality efforts, and weaponizing justice systems against civil society actors. The impact is profound and accelerating.

Join TAP Network and partners for an essential evening conversation addressing:
- The dual threats of authoritarianism and anti-gender movements
- How shrinking civic space impacts women's access to justice
- The weaponization of justice systems against rights defenders
- Strategies for defending transparency, rule of law, and independent judicial institutions
- The critical role of community-led justice when formal systems fail or are corrupted
- Protection and support for women's human rights and justice defenders on the frontlines

📅 Thursday, March 12
⏰ 6:30-8:00 PM
📍 UN Church Center, 2nd Floor, NYC
🔗 Register: http://bit.ly/JusticeInJeopardy

This is a crucial moment for our communities of practice to come together, share strategies, and build solidarity in the face of these threats. Tag someone you want to see there 👇

03/09/2026

Join us for a CSW70 Event titled, "The Cost of Rising Militarization: Justice, Gender Equality, and Peace at Risk". As military spending soars, investment in justice and social services plummets. Join the TAP Network for a powerful panel discussion exploring: how militarization undermines gender equality, the trade-offs between weapons and justice, why sustainable peace requires justice—not force, people-centered alternatives that actually work.

📅 Thursday, March 12
⏰ 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
🌐 HYBRID - Join in-person at Baha'i International Community or online

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4rp71Ln

Share with your networks! 👇

03/06/2026

📢 TAP Network members - save the date!

We're hosting an informal networking gathering the evening before CSW70 begins. Come connect with colleagues, meet new allies, and set the stage for a powerful Commission session.

🗓️ Wednesday, March 11
⏰ 6:00-8:00 PM
📍 TAP's Office - 305 E 47th Street, NYC

All TAP members and members of our members are welcome!
Register now 👉 https://bit.ly/4rXOgOL

Can't wait to see you there! 💜

For those attending CSW70 in person, we hope you will join us for an informal gathering at the TAP Network's office near the United Nations. Who: Any TAP Network Members or Partners, Campaign members, or colleagues working at the intersection of gender equality and SDG16+ themes (access to...

03/05/2026

As The TAP Network prepares for the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), we're confronting the reality that women's access to justice is under unprecedented attack.

Around the world, discriminatory laws, underfunded justice systems, rising authoritarianism, and expanding anti-gender movements are rolling back rights and protections. Meanwhile, military and security spending increases while justice, equality, and social services are neglected.

At CSW70, we're advancing people-centered, feminist, and justice-based alternatives. Here are TAP Network's 4 key messages at 👇

1️⃣ INVEST IN PEOPLE-CENTERED JUSTICE
- 5.1 BILLION people lack access to justice
- Women's justice needs are met at the community level
- We need investment in legal empowerment, community justice workers, and grassroots defenders—not just formal institutions

When frontline justice is underfunded, women navigate injustice without remedy. This must change.

2️⃣ COUNTER THE AUTHORITARIAN & ANTI-GENDER BACKLASH
- Only 7% of people live in countries with free civic space
- Authoritarianism + anti-gender movements = existential threats to justice
- We must defend rule of law, transparency, and independent courts and protect women's human rights and justice defenders

As civic space shrinks, justice systems are weaponized against civil society. We're fighting back.

3️⃣ INVEST IN PEACE, NOT MILITARISM
- Rising military spending diverts resources from justice & peacebuilding
- Justice is central to sustainable peace—especially for women in conflict
- Sustainable peace is built through justice, inclusion & trust—NOT force

We're calling for governments to rebalance spending for sustainable peace & development.

4️⃣ FUND FEMINIST MOVEMENTS
- Feminist movements drive legal & policy change
- They challenge power structures even amid backlash
- Yet they remain severely underfunded

Governments: Listen to feminist movements. FUND feminist movements. They're leading the resistance and creating solutions.

📦 Get our full CSW70 Toolkit (including social media messages & graphics): https://bit.ly/CSW70Toolkit

Share this post. Amplify these messages. Join the movement for justice. 💜

03/04/2026

Your Essential Guide to CSW70: TAP Network's Comprehensive Toolkit

Planning your CSW70 schedule? TAP Network has created a one-stop-shop toolkit featuring:
📅 Member Events - Side events, panels, and workshops hosted by our diverse network of organizations working on peace, justice, and gender equality
📋 Key Messages - Advocacy priorities on people-centered justice, civic space, militarization, and feminist movements
🤝 Networking Opportunities - Connect with colleagues and allies
📚 Resources - Background materials, reports, and advocacy tools
🔗 TAP Network Events - Our three flagship sessions during CSW70

Whether you're attending in person or following remotely, this toolkit will help you maximize your CSW70 experience and engage with the critical issues at the intersection of SDG 5 and SDG 16.
Access the toolkit: https://bit.ly/CSW70Toolkit

We encourage all members to review the toolkit and share it with your networks. If you're hosting an event and it's not yet included, please reach out!

03/04/2026

📢 SAVE THESE DATES! Join The TAP Network at CSW70. We're hosting 3 can't-miss events during the Commission on the Status of Women. Mark your calendars!

Informal Networking Gathering
📅 Wednesday, March 11, 6-8 PM
📍 TAP's Office, 305 E 47th Street, NYC
👥 Connect with colleagues before CSW begins!
Register: https://bit.ly/4rXOgOL

The Cost of Rising Militarization: Justice, Gender Equality, and Peace at Risk
📅 Thursday, March 12, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
🌐 Hybrid (in-person + online)
📍 Baha'i International Community, NYC
⚖️ How military spending undermines justice & gender equality
Register: https://bit.ly/4rp71Ln

Justice in Jeopardy: Countering the Authoritarian and Anti-Gender Backlash
📅 Thursday, March 12, 6:30-8:00 PM
📍 UN Church Center, 2nd Floor, NYC
✊ Countering authoritarianism & the anti-gender backlash
Register: http://bit.ly/JusticeInJeopardy

Register now and share with your networks! 👇

12/11/2025

Dear TAP Colleagues,

It is with a heavy heart and profound shock that we share the sad news of the passing of TAP’s Steering Committee co-chair, and Founder and Executive Director of Women for Peace and Gender Equality Initiative(WOPEGEE) in Nigeria, Dr. Mojisola Akinsanya. We are devastated to lose such a close colleague, partner and friend such as Mojisola, but count ourselves as lucky to have been blessed to have the opportunity to work alongside her, and witnessing her unwavering commitment to our shared mission, and to the communities that she led and served.

Mojisola was an indispensable leader for the TAP Network, having represented the network at several key moments these past two years, and provided immeasurable support for TAP’s work as our co-chair. Mojisola had a deep personal impact on all who had the privilege of knowing her, or working with her – with her passion and expertise for the issues she worked on, and her dedication to the networks and communities she engaged with shining through in everything she did. However, she will perhaps be remembered best as a genuine, bright and empathetic person with a warm and kind heart, who led her personal and professional life with humility, integrity and resolve.

For those that would like to send your condolences, thoughts, kind words, prayers or share memories of your work or time with Mojisola, you can find a remembrance platform to show your solidarity and support here: https://www.forevermissed.com/mojisola-florence-akinsanya

She will be dearly missed by all of us, and on behalf of the TAP Secretariat and Steering Committee, we offer our heartfelt condolences to Mojisola’s family, friends and partners during this sad and difficult time.

Yours in solidarity,

The TAP Secretariat and Steering Committee