Women and gender constituency deliver final Cancun intervention

Monday, December 13th, 2010

During the high level segment of COP16 on Friday, December 10th, the Women and Gender Constituency delivered its final intervention. The statement stressed that women’s rights are human rights, which was a fitting point for Human Rights Day. No climate change program will be successful without the full recognition of women’s rights.

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Cate Owren – Women’s Environment & Development Organization at COP16 in Cancun

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Cancun, Mexico– Cate Owren, Program Director for Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) at the Oxfam, GCCA and tcktcktck Side event, Financing the Future? Establishing a Fair Climate Fund in Cancun, Mexico
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Strengthening Women’s Leadership at the UNFCCC: The Women Delegates Fund

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Climate change is the most urgent and critical issue of our time. Ensuring equitable participation of women and men in developing solutions to this challenge is key to moving towards a sustainable future. Women’s leadership at all levels is integral to achieving the goals of sustainable development and poverty alleviation.

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2009-2010 Stats on Women’s Participation at the UNFCCC

Friday, December 10th, 2010

The following numbers reflect the current breakdown of participation of men and women delegates in the UNFCCC negotiations from Bangkok in 2009 to COP16, Cancun in 2010. [Numbers for COP16 are from the provisional participants list]

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HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM: Using a Rights-Based Framework in Climate Change Negotiations

Friday, December 10th, 2010

New York, New York– Written by Eleanor Blomstrom (Original posting at NCRW Human Rights Forum)

As advocates working in the international arena, at WEDO, we consider the human rights framework a key driver of our advocacy to improve the lives of women worldwide. A human rights framework recognizes a shared humanity, irrespective of culture or nationality, in which every person has basic rights to life, health, livelihood, food, shelter, etc. By focusing on such …

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