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SIGN ON: Support S.47, the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013”
NEW YORK (February 4th, 2013)-- Today, in a letter circulated by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, WEDO joined 80 national organizations in demanding full support and passage of S.47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and to vote against any amendments that would weaken this important legislation, including any amendments to impose mandatory minimum sentences for aggravated sexual abuse.
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New Directions in Environmental Law Conference
[ March 2, 2013; ]
NEW YORK (February 3, 2013)– WEDO is excited to be participating in the 2013 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference on March 2, 2013 at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut. This year’s conference, entitled The Power of Voice, will be the third in Yale Law’s New Directions in Environmental Law series and will build on momentum created over the past two years. The 2011 foundational conference, A Climate of Possibility, featured …
President Obama Signs New Directive to Strengthen our Work to Advance Gender Equality Worldwide
NEW YORK (February 1, 2013)- Earlier this week, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum to strengthen and expand U.S. government capacity and coordination across all agencies to better promote gender equality and empower women and girls. Below, White House Officials Valerie Jarrett and Samantha Power highlight the importance of this action and continued leadership on promoting gender equality.
President Obama Signs New Directive to Strengthen our Work to Advance Gender Equality Worldwide
by Valerie Jarrett and …
Reminder – Online course on “Climate Change Diplomacy – Negotiating Effectively Under the UNFCCC”
NEW YORK (January 30, 2013)–Registration is still open for a new on-line UNITAR course on Climate Change Diplomacy – “Negotiating Effectively Under the UNFCCC” from 25 February-21 April, 2013. Registration is possible via: http://www.unitar.org/event/climate-change-diplomacy-negotiating-effectively-under-unfccc.
See below message from WEDO’s colleagues at UNITAR:
“Climate change negotiators from the poorest and most climate vulnerable countries are eligible to apply for a fee-waiver, with thanks to the CDKN Advocacy Fund. Nationals from LDCs/SIDS are eligible …
Prioritizing the Intersection of Women’s Rights and Empowerment, Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
NEW YORK (January 16, 2013)– In early January, WEDO drafted the below ”Discussion Note” as input to the UN Thematic Consultation on Environmental Sustainability. It includes a reflection on key issues to shape the post-2015 development agenda but is by no means intended as an exhaustive list of gender equality, nor environment, issues to include. You can find the discussion on the World We Want site.
The three dimensions of sustainable development – social, economic and …
