Archive for February, 2013
World Social Forum 2013
Monday, February 4th, 2013
[ March 26, 2013 to March 30, 2013. ]
The social and citizens movements of Tunis and the Maghred invite you to the World Social Forum in Tunis, Tunisia 26-30 March 2013 to discuss the international situation and how to build an “other world” www.fsm2013.org
The organizing committee comprises, among others, Tunisian organisations who were driving forces in the revolutionary process which helped end the dictatorship and who continue the struggle to defend and expand social and democratic rights. For the first time since
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Posted in Civil Society Participation, Events, Featured Events, Rio +20 |
CSW57- Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls
Monday, February 4th, 2013
[ March 4, 2013 to March 14, 2013. ]
This year’s CSW 57, held from March 4th to March 15th, 2013, will focus on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls. Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender inequality. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world. The Beijing Platform for Action developed at the Fourth World conference on Women in 1995, defines violence as one of the 12 …
Posted in CSW, Events, Featured Events, News |
New Directions in Environmental Law Conference
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
[ March 2, 2013; ]
NEW YORK (February 3, 2013)– WEDO is excited to be participating in the 2013 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference on March 2, 2013 at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut. This year’s conference, entitled The Power of Voice, will be the third in Yale Law’s New Directions in Environmental Law series and will build on momentum created over the past two years. The 2011 foundational conference, A Climate of Possibility, featured …
Posted in Events, Featured Events, News, UNFCCC, Women's Leadership |
