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Ten experts, ten essays, one topic: Making the food system work for women
[ November 19, 2012 to November 30, 2012. ]
NEW YORK (November 12, 2012)– Join Oxfam’s global online policy discussion from November 19-30, 2012! Oxfam will be hosting an online discussion about how to achieve food justice for women. The purpose is to reframe the discourse on food security from the perspective of women’s rights and women’s agency. Rather than critique the current state of affairs, the discussion will seek to generate bold proposals for building a collective agenda to advance gender justice …
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Women in Diplomacy – an Online Discussion Forum (Registration deadline, 17 October)
[ October 22, 2012 to November 6, 2012. ]
NEW YORK (October 12, 2012)– From October 22nd 2012 to November 6th 2012, (Registration deadline, 17 October) WEDO is very pleased to partner with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with the Directorate of Energy & Climate Change, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA), in co-hosting an online …
Conceptualizing a Set of Sustainable Development Goals
[ October 16, 2012; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]
NEW YORK (October 10, 2012)– The 67th Session of the General Assembly announces a Second Committee Special Event– a Panel discussion on “Conceptualizing a Set of Sustainable Development Goals”, to be held at the Economic and Social Council Chamber, North Lawn Building on Tuesday, 16 October 2012, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Format
The moderator will deliver brief introductory remarks and introduce the four panelists (10 minutes). Each panelist will make a …
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)- COP11, Hyderabad, India
[ October 8, 2012 to October 19, 2012. ]
The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) will be held in Hyderabad, India, from 8 to 19 October 2012.
COP 11 will include a high-level ministerial segment organized by the host country in consultation with the Secretariat and the Bureau. The high‑level segment will take place from 17 to 19 October 2012.
This meeting will take place during the United Nations Decade on …
World We Want Gender Equality Discussion
[ October 3, 2012 to October 24, 2012. ]
NEW YORK (October 3, 2012)–Today the Gender Equality discussion was initiated on the World We Want website. You can join this discussion here: http://www.worldwewant2015.org/inequalities. The discussion on gender equality will run until 24 October 2012.
The discussion is guest moderated by Ginette Azcona, UN Women. Throughout the discussion she will be joined by guest moderators who will assist in responding to your questions and contributions, and guiding and summarizing the discussion. We are delighted …
