WEDO is a steering committee member of the Corporate Accountability Working Group of the International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net), a collaborative initiative of groups and individuals from around the world working to secure economic and social justice through human rights.
WEDO is a founding member of the Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG), along with the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) , Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), GCAP Feminist Taskforce, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and WIDE-Globalizing for Gender Equality.
WEDO partnered with the World Conservation Union ( IUCN) and the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) to convene a Training of Trainers (ToT) on gender and climate change immediately preceding the December 2008 UN Climate Change meeting in Poznan, Poland. The ToT was followed by a delegates training, which included representatives from some 40 countries. In 2009 WEDO will work with IUCN and GGCA on a series of trainings in five regions. Stay tuned!
WEDO has big plans for the UN Climate Change Conference in December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This involves presenting lessons learned and best practices from our national advocacy initiatives, including our campaign From Katrina to Copenhagen: Women Demand U.S. Action on Climate Change.
Out of Oxfam Great Britain came the amazing film, Sisters on the Planet, which tells Women’s stories of climate change from around the world; now there’s a U.S. version, too, as well as one from Australia! WEDO uses this film to raise awareness.
WEDO was chosen to be featured as a “Take Action” in the Women, Power and Politics online exhibition at the International Museum of Women. Visit the online community that inspires individuals and organizations from more than 200 countries to start conversations and take action around the issues that affect women and our world.
Recent WEDO Worldwide News
Socorro L. Reyes, “Linking Women’s Groups and Elected Women”
Monday, July 17th, 2006
Socorro Reyes, Asia-Pacific and Arab States, UNIFEM, outlined the mechanisms and processes to link women’s groups and elected women.
Socorro L. Reyes, “Linking Women’s Groups and Elected Women” (Word .doc)…
Colleen Lowe Morna, “Women Making a Difference in South African Countries”
Monday, July 17th, 2006
The African Union has 22.4 percent female representation in government, second regionally only to the Nordic countries. And despite the variations between countries—based on liberation struggles, ideology, different quota systems and culture and religion—women in the AU are rapidly increasingly occupying political leadership positions.
Colleen Lowe Morna, “Women Making a Difference in South African Countries” (Word .doc)…
Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report”
Monday, July 17th, 2006
Catherine Makoni and Tsitsi Matekaire of the Women in Politics Support Unit, ActionAid demonstrated the extent to which the current political climate has taken its toll in setting back the many gains women made between 1980 and 1990.
Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report” (Word .doc)…
Vietnam, “Women in Politics in Vietnam”
Monday, July 17th, 2006
The Vietnam report was jointly prepared by GenComNet and AA Viet Nam, two organizations promoting women’s representation in politics especially in the election of the national assemblies taking place in 2007.
Vietnam, “Women in Politics in Vietnam” (Word .doc)…
Pumla Mncayi, “South African Review of 50/50 Campaign”
Monday, July 17th, 2006
Pumla Mncayi of Gender Advocacy Program reported that in March of 2002 South Africa became the 11th country to officially launch the 50/50 Campaign. The political climate in South Africa has taken a turn since 2002 evidenced by the increase in the number of women in the cabinet in the 2004 elections.
Pumla Mncayi, “South African Review of 50/50 Campaign” (Word .doc)…
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