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Ensuring Commitments to Women’s Rights & Gender Equality Are More Than Words
Bonn, Germany, June 7th 2011– On Tuesday June 6th, WEDO’s Andrea Quesada delivered an intervention on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC.
“While we left Cancun with confidence in the process and high regards for the strong support that Parties showed towards gender equality and women’s rights, our work has only just begun. As parties recognized the importance of including women and gender equality to achieve effective action on climate change …
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High Level Panel – UN Human Rights Council
[ June 3, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
WOMEN – POVERTY – CRISES – HUMAN RIGHTS
June 3, 2011
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Room 27 – Palais des Nations, Geneva
Distinguished Speakers:
• UN Independent Expert on Extreme Poverty – Ms. Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona – Statement
• UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service – NGLS
• Center for Women’s Global Leadership – Ms. Radhika Balakrishnan, PhD, Executive Director
• ActionAid International – Ms. Ruchi Tripathi, Head-Right to Food
• ATD Fourth World International – …
Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Climate Change
New York, May 26th 2011– Article by WEDO Executive Director Cate Owren. Originally published in On the Issues Magazine.
A major paradigm shift in dealing with climate change has been unfolding in the last few years – largely thanks to concerted efforts by women’s human rights advocates. Once a strictly “environmental” or “business” issue, climate change has been increasingly accepted as a gender equality and social justice issue by civil society organizations, UN agencies and …
WEDO hosts first ‘Open House’ to celebrate 20th Anniversary!
New York, May 11th 2011– Last week, WEDO opened its doors to old friends and new colleagues for an evening of engaging conversation and networking. This ‘Open House’ was the first of a series of events WEDO is planning to celebrate our 20th Anniversary!
For our first reception, WEDO honored long-time mentor and much loved friend, Irene Dankelman, who stepped down as Board Chair of WEDO on May 1st- after 10 years of dedicated service. …
Women on the road to Rio+20 convene at United Nations CSD-19
New York, May 10th 2011– A nice piece by Martha Shaw on CSD19, Rio+20, and the WEDO’s first ‘Open House’. Click here for the original post or read below.
Women on the road to Rio+20 convene at United Nations CSD-19
NEW YORK, May. 06 /CSRwire/ – After three days at the 19th session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-19), I began thinking about how important women’s leadership is to the tiered
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