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Celebrating Wangari Maathai’s Legacy at Rio+20
RIO DE JANEIRO (JUNE 22) — “The road is long and the battles many… For me it is a journey and I continue to pursue it wherever fate leads me…I learned to rise from the ashes of disappointment and look to the road yet ahead.” – Wangari Maathai
Women’s rights advocates at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development remember Wangari Maathai’s wise words as we have faced another uphill battle to …
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Rio Conventions Launch Brochure on Gender Mainstreaming
RIO DE JANEIRO (June 19 2012)-Official press release from IISD Reporting Services
On the sidelines to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched a joint brochure outlining gender mainstreaming in the three Conventions, and describing challenges and opportunities for synergistic action.
The information brochure, titled “The Rio Conventions: …
WEDO Launches New Historical Publication at Rio+20
Celebrating Momentum and Milestones: A WEDO History of Women’s Organizing Toward a Healthy and Peaceful Planet
RIO DE JANEIRO (JUNE 20) – “What if we, as women, use this opportunity of the UN Conference on Environment and Development to be the change we want to see in the world?” This was the question women activists posed to themselves in the early 1990s, according to WEDO founding member Thais Corral of Brazil. “This …
WEDO Celebrates Women’s Leadership for Sustainable Development
[ June 20, 2012; 5:15 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
RIO DE JANEIRO (JUNE 21)-Last night, WEDO joined colleagues, partners and friends for an evening “Celebrating women’s leadership for sustainable development,” an event organized in partnership with the Global Gender Office of IUCN and the Global Gender and Climate Alliance, and with UNDP and the Rio Conventions Pavilion. Among women recognized for their innovative work and leadership were WEDO friends and partners Feri Lumampao of Approtech Asia and ENERGIA (Philippines) and Maria-Josee Artist of …
Press Advisory – Women’s Awards Event on June 21, 2012
[ June 21, 2012; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 20 JUNE 2012
Media Contacts:
Sascha Gabizon, WECF, sascha.gabizon@wecf.eu, +55.74397537
Claire Greensfelder, WECF, greensfelder@earthlink.net, +1.510.917.5468
GRASSROOTS WOMEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS
“WOMEN’S RIO+20 GOOD PRACTICE AWARDS” FROM EIGHT WOMEN MINISTERS
IN 21 JUNE CEREMONY AND RECEPTION AT RIO CENTRO
ALL PRESS WELCOME – PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
WHERE/WHEN: RIO CENTRO – PAVILION T – ROOM 1 (T1) / 3:00 – 4:30 PM
WHO: …
