CSW: Thoughts from a UN system non-believer
By Norma Maldonado Guatemala, NGO Tierra Verde, WEDO & WECF EWA delegation
The injustices we see everyday could make one a non-believer in anyone and anything. To lose hope or not to lose hope.
I can still remember taking my first steps towards participation and engagement with processes within the United Nations. I remember observing lots of people from the Northern hemisphere, who were more engaged and involved with the UN — maybe because it is …
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By Elina Doszhanova, Kazakhstan, Social-EcoFund NGO, WEDO & WECF EWA delegation
The past ten days I spent in the New York City as an observer to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57) were very intense in all aspects. My overall impression is — that life is so vibrant, and having opportunities to be engaged in this and so many other important processes; to meet so many bright leaders, feels very fulfilling.
CSW57 was a great opportunity for …
Access Denied: a View of the CSW from the Outside
By Isis Alvarez, Global Forest Coalition and part of WEDO & WECF EWA delegation
The 57th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) – boasting the largest participation of any event at UN Headquarters
This week, thousands of women, plus a few men, from all over the world and of all ages are gathered at the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. For two …
Girls just wanna have fundamental representation in government
SOURCE: Reuters - By Kira Bindrim (Co-authored by Clare Richardson.)
PHOTO: An Afghan parliament member (L) votes on a list of cabinet nominees at the parliament house in Kabul, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
It’s International Women’s Day, but hold the confetti. More than a century after the first Women’s Day celebration—a socialist proposal inaugurated in 1909—fewer than one in five parliamentarians worldwide are women.
Acknowledging the inequality, many countries have implemented voluntary
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Grains of Sand Can Move the World – Reflections on COP18
by Bridget Burns, WEDO Project and Communications Coordinator. At COP18, in addition to facilitating the WDF program and WEDO communications, Bridget worked in collaboration with several individuals to establish an active youth gender working group.
The culmination of any two-week-long multilateral negotiations, particularly around a complex, urgent and global issue such as climate change, is always followed by a period of reaction and reflection. Stakeholders at every level, across sectors and issues embedded in the …
