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JOIN E-discussion (Feb. 4- Mar. 1): Environmental Sustainability for the World We Want: Moving From the MDGs to Post-2015
NEW YORK (February 6, 2013)– Join the e-discussion: 4 February – 1 March! The UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda has proposed that environmental sustainability be one of the four core dimensions in a post-2015 development agenda, along with inclusive social development, inclusive economic development, and peace and security. Based on this and the outcomes of Rio+20, there is growing consensus that the post-2015 development agenda will need to apply …
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World We Want Gender Equality Discussion
[ October 3, 2012 to October 24, 2012. ]
NEW YORK (October 3, 2012)–Today the Gender Equality discussion was initiated on the World We Want website. You can join this discussion here: http://www.worldwewant2015.org/inequalities. The discussion on gender equality will run until 24 October 2012.
The discussion is guest moderated by Ginette Azcona, UN Women. Throughout the discussion she will be joined by guest moderators who will assist in responding to your questions and contributions, and guiding and summarizing the discussion. We are delighted …
Defining the ‘World We Want’ Post-2015
NEW YORK (August 1)– As the 2015 deadline to meet the Millennium Development Goals quickly approaches, the international community is engaging in various processes to determine what comes next to continue global efforts to eradicate poverty and to create a more equal, sustainable world. Yesterday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced the members of a High-level Panel – (mostly government with just a handful of civil society representatives) – that will devise a “bold yet practical …
Environment and gender equality: the keys to achieving Millennium Development Goals
Achieving gender equality is fundamental to sustainable development and to attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the eradication of poverty and hunger. This is expected to be one of the major conclusions of world leaders and development experts at the 2010 Summit on the Millennium Development Goals, to be held this week at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Wangari Maathai and Mary Robinson highlight the importance of women’s leadership in achieving the MDGs and in fighting climate change!
New York– New article from Wangari Maathai and Mary Robinsom, “Women Can Lead the Way in Tackling Development and Climate Challenges Together” which highlights the importance of women’s leadership in achieving the MDGs and fighting climate change.
