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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Will the World Listen to Women?

Friday, June 22nd, 2012

By Zofeen EbrahimReprint
Photo Credit:Ignatius Banda/IPS

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22 2012 (IPS) - What does birth control have to do with reducing global emissions?

Everything, women around the world would say,  because they know how closely linked reproductive health is to issues ranging from poverty and food security to climate change and beyond. This message was precisely what female leaders brought to the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, but not many were listening, …

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Women demand rights and ambition at Rio+20 Negotiations

Monday, May 7th, 2012

On May 5th, 2012, WEDO’s Eleanor Blomstrom delivered closing remarks on behalf of the Women’s Major Group at the Rio+20 negotiation. Watch Eleanor deliver the intervention below and read the statement in full.

Thank you chair. Distinguished delegates and colleagues,

I am Eleanor Blomstrom, of the Women’s Environment and Development Organization, speaking on behalf of the Women’s Major Group.

We entered these negotiations urging ambition. Unfortunately, we leave urging the same.

Rio+20 must take a …

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