CSW Interactive Panel: Gender equality and sustainable development

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

New York, March 2nd 2011– On Tuesday, March 1st, CSW held an interactive panel on its Emerging Issue for CSW55: Gender equality and sustainable development. WEDO’s Interim Executive Director Ms. Monique Essed-Fernandes spoke along with the following distinguished panelists:

Ms. …

Tags: Sustainable Development, UN Reform
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GEAR Campaign Enthusiastically Welcomes the New Under-Secretary-General, Michelle Bachelet, Former Chilean President

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

New York– The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign is thrilled that the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has chosen Michelle Bachelet as the new Under-Secretary-General (USG) of UN Women. This appointment is essential to the effectiveness of the new entity and the campaign is pleased that the UN SG has selected a qualified and strong leader for this high level UN position that will envision and work for the future of women’s rights and advocate for women worldwide.

Tags: GEAR Campaign, UN Reform, UN Women, Women Leaders
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Enhancing Engagement of Civil Society within the UNFCCC Process

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

New York — At the COP15 in Copenhagen, civil society participation in the UNFCCC process was severely limited by a great lack of transparency and organizational preparation. Many organizations, including WEDO and the other members of the Women and Gender Constituency called out for a review of the process to ensure that these mistakes will not be repeated in the future.

Tags: Civil Society Participation, UN Reform, 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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International Press Coverage of GEAR and the New Women’s Entity

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

New York, March 18 — The GEAR Campaign has compiled a document with links to recent coverage in the French speaking press of the new women’s entity at the UN and GEAR’s efforts in that regard. It’s exciting to see the campaign’s reach extending around the world. If you don’t read French, the document also includes a brief summary of each article in English. Click here to read more.…

Tags: GEAR Campaign, Global Governance, UN Reform
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