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Creating a Climate of Change Invitation
From the Nobel Women's Initiative, an invitation to an event with Wangari Maathai and Jody Williams: "Women, Nuclear Energy and Justice in a Warming World" (May 6, 2008, Washington DC)
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Press Release: Women Ministers Speak Out on Climate Change
From Bali, the Network of Women Minsters of the Environment work to keep gender on the climate change agenda.
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Press Release for FfD, Oct 22: Civil Society Groups Sound the Alarm
WEDO/WIDE/GCAP press release on the occasion of the UN General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development (FfD)
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Press Release: Climate Change Roundtable, 21 Sept
This Media Advisory was distributed on the ocassion of WEDO/CWWL/HBF's high-level roundtable, HOW A CHANGING CLIMATE IMPACTS WOMEN, 21 Sept. 2007
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Gender Equality May Finally Arrive at United Nations
In this article, WEDO's Executive Director June Zeitlin outlines the current challenges and prospects for securing a new women's agency at the UN and invariably, gender equality on global, national, and local levels.
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Yes, We Do: Satya interview with June Zeitlin
The Feb 2007 issue of Satya Magazine, a magazine of vegetarianism, environmentalism, and animal advocacy, features an interview with WEDO Director June Zeitlin.
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Letter to the Editor: Better than status quo
In this letter to the New York Times editor, WEDO Director June Zeitlin challenges the idea that new Secretary General Ban Ki Moon maintains status quo, especially on gender equality.
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Gender Equality May Finally Arrive at United Nations
9 November 2006 press release responding to high-level panel's recommendation to create a unified women's agency to UN Secretary General.
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WEDO acceptance speech as Champion of the Earth
June Zeitlin (Executive Director) and Srilatha Batliwala (Board Chair) deliver acceptance speech on behalf of WEDO at the gala event in Singapore on April 21, 2006.
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Champions of the Earth Ad
UNEP advertisement announcing the 2006 Champions of the Earth. Featured in various print media around the world.
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UNEP awards WEDO as Champion of the Earth
WEDO named as a 2006 UNEP Champion of the Earth for over 15 years in the field of women’s economic, social and gender rights and a beacon for the empowerment of women across the environmental and development debate.
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WEDO Press Release: WEDO lauded as Champion of the Earth
Press release put out by WEDO announcing Champions of the Earth Award.
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Press Release: UN backslides on women again
Women's ogranizations express outrage that the women's equality agenda is not being addressed as a central part of the UN reform program.
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Another "Unqualified Crony" Appointment
Women's groups release statement on Bush recess appointment of Ellen Sauerbrey to head the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
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WEDO reacts to NY Times article
June Zeitlin responds to a NYTimes article on women in politics.
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World Summit Gender Monitoring Group Press Kit
Included in this kit are a document entitled What’s a Stake for Women as well as biographies of spokeswomen (many of whom are from and based outside the US) who can address in-depth the key issues of the World Summit.
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Congresswoman Maloney's Top 20 List (08/24/05)
As part of the lead-up to Women's Equality Day on August 26th, Congresswoman Maloney presented a list of the Top 20 Bush administration actions that have hurt women.
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Governments Commit to Advance Women’s Human Rights (3/11/2005)
Victory Celebrated by Women’s Leaders at UN Review
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Women’s Leaders Welcome U.S. Decision To Rejoin Global Consensus for Women’s Human Rights (3/4/2005)
Leaders of prominent women’s organizations today welcomed the U.S. decision to withdraw all its demands for controversial changes to a new United Nations declaration affirming women’s human rights.
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Press Conference on Women's Global Monitoring Report
March 2005 press conference at the United Nations. Taken from Social Watch.
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Article from Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development
March 2005 news article on Beijing Betrayed. Taken from Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development.
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Another U.S. Withdrawal at the United Nations? (2/25/2005)
Leaders to Bush Administration: U.S. Must
Reaffirm Historic Women’s Human Rights Agreement
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