Global Governance
In a world where not enough women reach the ranks of government, an integral component to achieving WEDO’s mission is supporting and empowering women to get involved in decision-making spheres. 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.
Additionally, we work to advance the creation of robust institutions and mechanisms within the international UN system, ensuring that it is consistently and coherently effective in advancing women’s rights. WEDO is proud to work with a wide range of partners on these efforts – including UN, government and civil society representatives.
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The Latest Global Governance News
Heading Back to the Table: Climate Talks Resume in Bonn
[ May 14, 2012 to May 25, 2012. ]
The first session of the 2012 UNFCCC negotiations commence today in Bonn, Germany. In Bonn, Parties will build upon the outcomes achieved in Durban in November/December 2011- outcomes which were viewed divergently by stakeholders involved in this process, from Parties to civil society, as either a good step forward or a failure to deliver the change which was -and is still- urgently needed.
In WEDO’s analysis of the COP17 outcomes, we noted that there was some success in Durban, particularly in respect to references on women and gender, which were secured across several areas– in countries’ guidelines for National Adaptation Plans (NAPs); in …
Women demand rights and ambition at Rio+20 Negotiations
On May 5th, 2012, WEDO’s Eleanor Blomstrom delivered closing remarks on behalf of the Women’s Major Group at the Rio+20 negotiation. Watch Eleanor deliver the intervention below and read the statement in full.
Thank you chair. Distinguished delegates and colleagues,
I am Eleanor Blomstrom, of the Women’s Environment and Development Organization, speaking on behalf of the Women’s Major Group.
We entered these negotiations urging ambition. Unfortunately, we leave urging the same.
Rio+20 must take a rights based approach to poverty eradication and sustainable development, and can only succeed by integrating gender equality and women’s human rights in each of the …
Apply NOW! Women Rio+20 Good Practice Award: Women’s contributions to Sustainable and Equitable Economies
New York- May 3rd, 2012
DEADLINE- May 17th, 2012. On the occasion of the upcoming UNCSD Conference in Rio (RIO+20), five Women’s Rio+20 Good Practices will be awarded and invited to present their initiatives at the UN summit in Brazil.The awards are sponsored by the GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation) and organised by WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future – Women International for a Common Future) in cooperation with UNEP, the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment and the Women’s Major Group core members VAM, WEDO, ENERGIA, DAWN and Global Forest Coalition.
Among all …
Women Prepare to Make Their Mark in Rio
by Eleanor Blomstrom, WEDO Program Coordinator — Originally posted on May 1st, 2012 12:50PM for SurveyMonkey‘s blog.
Women are planning to make their mark in Rio in June 2012.
The Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) was founded 20 years ago in the lead-up to the first Rio Earth Summit. Initially driven by women organizing for change, we have been working ever since to protect human rights, women’s rights and advance gender equality, because we recognize them as integral pieces to sustainable development and to improving the lives of women and men. Now is the time to assess
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Second Round of Rio+20 Informals
[ April 23, 2012 to May 4, 2012. ]
New York- April 23, 2012
A message from Beppe Lovoi, of UN DESA. The second round of ‘informal-informal’ consultations on the Rio+20 outcome document, to be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, starts today. Below, you will find some basic information pertaining to the consultations online here, including:
An important word about accessing the negotiating text
It has been agreed that all delegates should receive the amended (i.e. compiled negotiating) text via password-protected electronic distribution each time it becomes …
