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March 30th Country Statements on New UN Gender Entity

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The new Co-chairs on System-wide Coherence, the Ambassadors of Spain and Namibia, convened informal consultations on System-wide Coherence on March 30th. The main objective of the meeting was to discuss the Secretary General’s paper on institutional options for the new gender entity at the UN. Read the country statements here:

DSG SWC 09; EU Czech Republic SWC 09; Guatemala SWC 09; Ireland SWC 09; JCC of G77 Nam Cuba SWC 09; Korea SWC 09; March 30 2009 SWC Statements; Nordics Norway SWC 09; Switzerland SWC 09; Tanzania SWC 09; UK SWC 09

Tags: Global Governance, UN Advocacy
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March 13 Country Statements on New UN Gender Entity

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Read the country statements from the March 13 UN informal consultations on System-wide Coherence.

SWC Statement 13 March 09 EU; SWC Statement 13 March 09 G 77; SWC Statement 13 March 09 Ireland;SWC Statement 13 March 09 UK

Tags: Global Governance, UN Advocacy
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GGCA’s Call to Action

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) calls governments and international organizations to urgent action, to commit to an outcome agreement this year, and to include human security and social components—particularly gender. This Call to Action was disseminated at this year’s 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

GGCA Call to Action CSW 2009

Tags: Climate Change, Sustainable Development
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Monrovia Call for Action on Gender and Climate Change

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Monrovia Call for Action on Gender and Climate Change was the outcome document of the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership, Development, International Peace and Security, addressing climate change among its main themes, in Monrovia, Liberia, 7-8 March 2009.

Monrovia Call for Action 2009

Tags: Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Women Leaders
Posted in Climate Change, Library |