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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 …
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Meet Our International Team of Experts
HYDERABAD, INDIA (October 11, 2012)– With support from the CBD Secretariat, thirteen women experts in biodiversity, conservation and gender equality from 9 countries – India, Nepal, Colombia, Nigeria, Kenya, Costa Rica, Suriname, the Philippines, and the U.S. – form WEDO’s delegation to the COP, working together to host a daily women’s caucus, deliver interventions on women’s rights and gender equality, and push for enhanced implementation on the many policy commitments made in recent years. Read …
WEDO Commits to Action at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting!
NEW YORK (September 24, 2012)- Earlier this year, WEDO was proud and honored to have become a member of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Yesterday, the 2012 CGI Annual Meeting (23- 25 Sept) began in New York City, and WEDO ED Cate Owren is there, along with a number of other leaders for women’s rights and a sustainable future. Uniquely focused on its vision for a just world that promotes and protects human rights, …
New Statistics on Women’s Participation at the UNFCCC
NEW YORK (September 23, 2012)– In monitoring WEDO’s work on women’s leadership and participation at the UNFCCC, we are pleased to provide the most recent 2011 & 2012 overall statistics on women as percentage of national delegations and women as heads of delegations. As we have not yet had COP18, the 2012 statistics are incomplete and final stats will be released during COP18.
Current numbers show that women’s participation in this process has increased both at …
Gender Gap in Youth Green Jobs
by Kyle Gracey, Originally published at It’s Getting Hot In Here
UNITED STATES (September 7, 2012)- Right now, a lot of youth are fighting to stop the tar sands. A lot more are just trying to find a job. Last year, Michael Davidson and I wrote about our work to try to understand if green jobs could be youth jobs. The results were pretty good — young people were underrepresented in green job creation …
