NEW: Report on Women’s Participation in the UNFCCC

Friday, December 14th, 2012

New York, New York (December 14, 2012)– Especially in light of COP18 agreeing a new decision on promoting women’s participation in the UNFCCC, WEDO is proud to release its latest report highlighting statistics on women’s participation in the climate change process. This new reports looks in depth at women’s participation in the UNFCCC over the last 5 years, graphically portraying data on the overall percentage of women on national delegations, as Heads of Delegations and on …

Tags: UNFCCC, Women Leaders
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US Department of State Launches “Women in the World Today” – Excerpt from WEDO’s Cate Owren

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

NEW YORK (October 16, 2012)– This week, the US Department of State launched the online edition of Women in the World Today, which includes a Preface by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and an Overview by US Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer. The book covers 12 critical areas of concern identified at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, including a section on Women and the Environment, with an overview …

Tags: Gender Equality, Women Leaders
Posted in Global Governance, Library, News, Women's Leadership |

New Statistics on Women’s Participation at the UNFCCC

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

NEW YORK (September 23, 2012)– In monitoring WEDO’s work on women’s leadership and participation at the UNFCCC, we are pleased to provide the most recent 2011 & 2012 overall statistics on women as percentage of national delegations and women as heads of delegations. As we have not yet had COP18, the 2012 statistics are incomplete and final stats will be released during COP18.

Current numbers show that women’s participation in this process has increased both at …

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Posted in News, UNFCCC, Women Delegates Fund, Women's Leadership |

A Conversation with Women Negotiators at the UNFCCC

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

New York, June 28th 2011– Original article was published in the CDKN Global Blog

By Jessica Sinclair Taylor, CDKN Global Communications Assistant and Tristan Stubbs, CDKN Global Communications Officer

Climate change is having a disproportionate effect on the lives of women in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). So now is the time to pay attention to the views of female negotiators from LDCs, who form a distinct minority in the UNFCCC discussions. In Bonn last week, …

Tags: Political Participation, UNFCCC, Women Leaders
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We’re With You Francis!- “Why am I the only woman at the table?”

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

On this years International Women’s Day, Frances Seymour, Director General of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) asked “Why am I the only woman at the table?”, speaking of her experience working in forest policy arena. Read her article below.

WEDO is proud to join Francis in her work, particularly promoting women’s rights in forestry.

Tags: Forests, Sustainable Development, Women Leaders
Posted in Forests, News, Sustainable Development |