Posts Tagged ‘Post-2015’

Post-Rio+20: Where are we now?

Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

NEW YORK (March 3, 2013)– by Eleanor Blomstrom, WEDO Program Coordinator 

March 2013 marks ten months since the conclusion of Rio+20, and many are wondering where we are now.  The Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is scheduled to hold its first formal meeting at the United Nations in New York in March. WEDO, partners, allies, and the thousands of organizations and individuals that participated in last year’s Rio+20 have been anticipating …

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Prioritizing the Intersection of Women’s Rights and Empowerment, Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

NEW YORK (January 16, 2013)– In early January, WEDO drafted the below ”Discussion Note” as input to the UN Thematic Consultation on Environmental Sustainability. It includes a reflection on key issues to shape the post-2015 development agenda but is by no means intended as an exhaustive list of gender equality, nor environment, issues to include. You can find the discussion on the World We Want site.

The three dimensions of sustainable development – social, economic and …

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