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Enhancing Engagement of Civil Society within the UNFCCC Process

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

New York — At the COP15 in Copenhagen, civil society participation in the UNFCCC process was severely limited by a great lack of transparency and organizational preparation. Many organizations, including WEDO and the other members of the Women and Gender Constituency called out for a review of the process to ensure that these mistakes will not be repeated in the future.

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Preparing for the 2010 MDG Summit

Friday, August 20th, 2010

New York, August 20, 2010- From September 20th-22nd (Monday to Wednesday), the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals will be held at UN Headquarters in New York.

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Women and Gender Constituency Active at Bonn Climate Negotiations

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Bonn, Germany — WEDO has been an active participant at the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany throughout this week: attending an array of meetings and events, meeting with delegates, speaking with the press, delivering interventions and working closely in coordination with other members of the Women and Gender Constituency to the UNFCCC.

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The Women and Gender Constituency speaks out at Bonn

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Bonn, June 9, 2010 — The Women and Gender Consituency at the UNFCCC has been hard at work during the Bonn negotiations, advocating for the rights of women and ensuring that gender is mainstreamed throughout the negotiating text. Together, we delivered a number of strategic interventions into the negotiation, advocating on:

  • Climate financing- establishing a finance mechanism for climate-related funding which allows effective and equitable access to both women and men and which reaches the most vulnerable communities.
  • Gender sensitive research- conducting a systematic review of existing research on gender in relation to the Convention and implementing a …

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    A Gender Just Climate Regime: What’s at stake in Bonn?

    Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

    Bonn, Germany, April 10, 2010 — The Women and Gender Constituency to the UNFCCC delivered its first joint press conference today, featuring speakers from WEDO, GenderCC and WECF and moderated by LIFE.

    Moderator Ulrike Röhr, LIFE – Equality, Environment, Education introduced the session.

    Marine Franck, Policy Officer Climate Change, WECF France, focused on procedural and organizational aspects and the involvement of civil society. Climate impacts require urgent attention and treatment by all Parties; another failure is possible in Mexico and this is why procedural issues have to be taken seriously. This summit in Bonn is a first …

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