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In a world where not enough women reach the ranks of government, WEDO works to accelerate women’s participation in national and local political office worldwide. In particular, WEDO champions strong women who can effectively occupy political positions and advance policies that promote women’s rights locally, nationally, and internationally. The goal is also to ensure the creation of robust institutions and mechanisms within the UN system internationally that makes it consistently effective in advancing women’s rights.
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GEAR Campaign Launches Spoof Newspaper
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
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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Guide to the UN Commission on the Status of Women + WEDO Events
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
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GEAR up with WEDO at the CSW!
WEDO is ready to GEAR up at the CSW54! Colette Tamko, Gender and Governance Program Coordinator at WEDO, is a leading member of the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign.
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“Finally, a UN Women’s Agency with Muscle”
Read this article by Colette N. Tamko appearing on http://womensmediacenter.com
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