CSD Side Event

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

[ May 8, 2009; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]

WEDO partners, ENERGIA, the international network on gender and sustainable energy in collaboration with IUCN will hold a learning centre event to CSD-17  on The Role of Biofuels in sustainable Rural Development on Friday, 8th May 2009 from 10:00am to 13:00p at the UN in New York City.…

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March 30th Country Statements on New UN Gender Entity

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The new Co-chairs on System-wide Coherence, the Ambassadors of Spain and Namibia, convened informal consultations on System-wide Coherence on March 30th. The main objective of the meeting was to discuss the Secretary General’s paper on institutional options for the new gender entity at the UN. Read the country statements here: 

DSG SWC 09; EU Czech Republic SWC 09; Guatemala SWC 09; Ireland SWC 09; JCC of G77 Nam Cuba SWC 09…

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March 13 Country Statements on New UN Gender Entity

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Read the country statements from the  March 13 UN informal consultations on System-wide Coherence.

SWC Statement 13 March 09 EU; SWC Statement 13 March 09 G 77; SWC Statement 13 March 09 Ireland;SWC Statement 13 March 09 UK…

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AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights & Development | Cape Town, South Africa | November 2008

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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Women Leaders for Global Action on Climate Change

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Women represent more than 50 percent of the world’s population yet continue to be under-represented at all levels of governmental decision-making. When it comes to climate change—the most important issue of our time—women are noticeably absent from the discourse and debate around this global crisis.

The leadership of women parliamentarians and decision-makers is urgently needed to bring a gender perspective, particularly the voices and experiences of poor women, to equitably shape climate change policies.

WEDO …

Tags: Climate Change, Global Governance, Women Leaders
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