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GEAR Campaign Launches Spoof Newspaper

Monday, March 1st, 2010

New York, March 1 — The GEAR (Gender Equality Architecture Reform) Campaign for the new women’s entity at the UN has produced a spoof newspaper, The New Times for Women, to promote the campaign’s vision for the new ‘super agency’. The Europe Working Group led the project, launched at the opening of the Commission on the Status of Women meeting, and will be distributing thousands of copies at the UN during CSW this week. The paper’s editor Anna Elomäki said, “With this newspaper we want to raise awareness and call for immediate political action by governments and the UN…

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Campaigners call for urgent action to launch the new UN women’s agency

Monday, March 1st, 2010

New York, March 1 — Women’s rights and anti-poverty organizations gathered in New York ahead of the annual meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women called on governments to deliver on past promises to create a UN-led women agency. Following years of discussions and pressure from activists, governments agreed in September 2009 to create a new women’s agency. Since then, no concrete actions have been taken, campaigners say, such as the appointment of a high-profile person to lead the agency or a timetable on when it will be put in place.

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A Gender Perspective on COP-15 Climate Negotiations

Monday, March 1st, 2010

New York, March 1 — WEDO has produced a short document providing a gender perspective on the outcomes of the December 2009 UNFCCC global climate negotiations in Copenhagen. The document briefly describes the process leading up to COP-15, the meeting itself, the outcome documents and the way forward in 2010. WEDO will continue its advocacy work throughout this year to ensure a gender-responsive global climate framework.

WEDO’s Gender Perspective on COP-15 (pdf document)

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Guide to the UN Commission on the Status of Women + WEDO Events

Monday, March 1st, 2010

New York, March 1 — What is the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)? What is its history and its organizational structure? WEDO has prepared an introductory guide to the CSW, including the role of NGOs, how WEDO participates, and what we hope to accomplish at this year’s CSW54. Additionally, there is a comprehensive list of all WEDO’s activities in the upcoming two weeks.

Guide to the UN Commission on the Status of Women

WEDO Events at CSW 54

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Black Women Organizing for Climate Change

Friday, February 19th, 2010

[ March 1, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ]

“Overcoming Copenhagen: Black Women Organizing for Climate Change” will be held at the CCUN (11th floor) as part of the Commission on the Status of Women. It is hosted by the NAACP.

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