Ensuring Commitments to Women’s Rights & Gender Equality Are More Than Words

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Bonn, Germany, June 7th 2011– On Tuesday June 6th, WEDO’s Andrea Quesada delivered an intervention on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC.

“While we left Cancun with confidence in the process and high regards for the strong support that Parties showed towards gender equality and women’s rights, our work has only just begun. As parties recognized the importance of including women and gender equality to achieve effective action on climate change …

Tags: Climate Change, UN Advocacy, UNFCCC
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Women and Gender Constituency Active at Bonn Climate Negotiations

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Bonn, Germany — WEDO has been an active participant at the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany throughout this week: attending an array of meetings and events, meeting with delegates, speaking with the press, delivering interventions and working closely in coordination with other members of the Women and Gender Constituency to the UNFCCC.

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Watch an interview with GEAR Campaign representatives

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Representatives of the GEAR (Gender Equality Architecture Reform) Campaign talk about the GEAR Campaign’s role in the recent UN Resolution establishing UN Women/ONU Femmes.

Tags: UN Advocacy, UN Reform, Women Leaders
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Join the Global Week of Action for the Human Right to Water and Sanitation!

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

New York, July 23 2010 — This week marks an historic moment: a UN General Assembly Resolution titled “The Human Right to Water and Sanitation”, co-sponsored by at least 23 Member States of the United Nations and presented by the government of Bolivia, will be voted on Wednesday, July 28th.

Tags: UN Advocacy, Water
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UN Commision on Sustainable Development

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

[ May 2, 2009 to May 13, 2009. ]

The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was established by the UN General Assembly in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit.

The CSD meets annually in New York, in two-year cycles, with each cycle focusing on clusters of specific thematic and cross-sectoral issues.

To learn more about CSD 17, which is being held May 2-13, click here.…

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