Posts Tagged ‘WEDO’

WEDO Presents at Roundtable in Preparation for CSW

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

New York, February 24—Highlighting successes of the global 50/50 campaign, WEDO’s Gender and Governance Program Coordinator, Colette Tamko, spoke at a Roundtable organized by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on February 17th, 2009.

In preparation for the 53rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Roundtable focused on “Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at …

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WEDO to Co-sponsor Climate Change Event at CSW Meeting

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

New York, February 23–Women from all regions of the world will converge at the United Nations for the fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which will be held next week March 2-13th.

On March 3, WEDO will co-sponsor a panel on Climate Change. Other co-sponsors of the event are the Center for Asia Women in Politics, Denmark, the Global Gender and Climate Alliance, the International Alliance of Women and the …

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WEDO Hosts Reception for New Executive Director

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

WEDO formally welcomed its new Executive Director, Xuan Nguyen, at a reception held at WEDO’s office in New York. More than 50 friends and colleagues gathered as WEDO board member, Nafis Sadik, introduced Xuan, highlighting her long commitment to women’s rights—first as director of ADAPT, a human trafficking prevention program in Vietnam, as executive director of the Refugee Women’s Network and later as Director of Health and Human Services at the U.S. Committee …

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Reception Welcoming Xuan Nguyen | January 29, 2009 | NY

Friday, January 30th, 2009

More photos from the reception coming soon!…

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Sisters on the Planet House Party Feedback Form

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

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