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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.

Tags: Civil Society Participation, Global Governance, MDGs
Posted in Library, MDGs, News |

International Press Coverage of GEAR and the New Women’s Entity

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

New York, March 18 — The GEAR Campaign has compiled a document with links to recent coverage in the French speaking press of the new women’s entity at the UN and GEAR’s efforts in that regard. It’s exciting to see the campaign’s reach extending around the world. If you don’t read French, the document also includes a brief summary of each article in English. Click here to read more.…

Tags: GEAR Campaign, Global Governance, UN Reform
Posted in GEAR Campaign, Library, News |

Worldwide Support for an Equitable Number of Women on the High Level Advisory Group for Climate Change Financing!

Friday, March 12th, 2010

UPDATE: Ms. Christine Lagarde, Minister of Finance of France is now a member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing.

New York, March 12 — As of 12pm EST Friday, March 12, 2010 we have received over 150 organization signatures supporting an equitable number of women on the High Level Advisory Group for Climate Change Financing! Thank you for all of your support. Please find the updated letter with signatures …

Tags: Climate Change, Global Governance, UN Reform
Posted in News |

GEAR up with WEDO at the CSW!

Friday, February 26th, 2010

WEDO is ready to GEAR up at the CSW54! Colette Tamko, Gender and Governance Program Coordinator at WEDO, is a leading member of the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign.

Tags: GEAR Campaign, Global Governance, UN Reform
Posted in CSW, GEAR Campaign, Library, News |