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Meet the Empower Women – Benefit (for) All team at CSW57

Monday, March 4th, 2013

NEW YORK (March 3, 2013)– WEDO is proud to partner with WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future) in the implementation of the Empower Women-Benefit (for) All (EWA) programme, which focuses on the economic and political empowerment of women from low-income rural and peri-urban regions in six developing countries (Afghanistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, Tajikistan, Uganda). WEDO, as a global women’s advocacy organization working on the intersections of women’s rights; social, economic and environmental justice; …

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YOUNG FEMINISTS at CSW57 Networking Meetup

Monday, March 4th, 2013

[ March 6, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Hosted by the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), stop by to meet and network with other young feminists attending CSW and discuss issues around VAW, sustainable development, Post2015 and more!

YOUNG FEMINISTS at CSW57 Networking Meetup
Date: Wednesday, March 6th
Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm
Place: Overlook Bar & Restaurant (2nd floor), 225 E. 44th Street, New York, NY.

RSVP to bridget@wedo.org

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CSW EVENT: Violence – Ecologies – Livelihoods: Feminists Confronting Unsustainable Development

Monday, March 4th, 2013

[ March 7, 2013; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ]

Given the focus of the 57th CSW on violence against women and girls, this side event will examine the  various forms of violence resulting from unsustainable development and related environmental  degradation. Speakers will share experiences of violations against women’s human rights in contexts  of land grabbing, mining, nuclear contamination, and disasters, and propose measures to achieve  sustainable development and eliminate violence against women.

Violence – Ecologies – Livelihoods: Feminists Confronting Unsustainable Development
Date: Thursday, March 7,

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CSW EVENT: The Post 2015 Development Agenda: What’s at Stake for the World’s Women?

Monday, March 4th, 2013

[ March 5, 2013; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ]

In 2015, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Agenda will come to an end, and with it uneven progress toward achieving the goals at its core. At this juncture, the UN System, member states and civil society organizations have begun to discuss priorities for a Post-2015 Development Agenda.

The Post 2015 Development Agenda: What’s at Stake for the World’s Women?
March 5, 2013 10:30am-12:00 pm
Venue: United Nations Church Center Chapel (1st floor), 777 …

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Post-Rio+20: Where are we now?

Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

NEW YORK (March 3, 2013)– by Eleanor Blomstrom, WEDO Program Coordinator 

March 2013 marks ten months since the conclusion of Rio+20, and many are wondering where we are now.  The Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is scheduled to hold its first formal meeting at the United Nations in New York in March. WEDO, partners, allies, and the thousands of organizations and individuals that participated in last year’s Rio+20 have been anticipating …

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