Press Release: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Finland President Tarja Halonen Stand for Women’s Leadership

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

For the first time in history leaders from around the world will gather for a photo opportunity demonstrating their support for gender equality in the global climate change agreement.

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COP 15 Side Event: Investing in Women’s Leadership for Climate Solutions

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

[ December 17, 2009; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. ] COP15 Side Event- INVESTING IN WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FOR CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

The side event featured: President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen President of the Republic of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi

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Press Release:First Global Agreement on Gender and Climate in Sight at COP 15

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Copenhagen, December 16–With just two days remaining before the end of COP-15, the world waits for a clear signal on the importance of human impacts of climate change via landmark agreement on gender equality and women’s leadership.

Read the entire press release here: GGCA COP 15 Press Release December 16…

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Press Release:Urgency of Drowning Islands Does Not Negate Need for Gender Equality

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Copenhagen, December 14– Leah Wickham is a 24 year-old woman from the Fiji Islands fighting for urgent and immediate action on climate change to prevent her small island from sinking.  She says with tearful eyes that she wants to hope that 50 years from now her children will be growing up in Fiji without the fear of their island sinking. Ms. Wickham is pleading to world leaders to take action on climate change mitigation for …

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