PRESS CONFERENCE: Strengthening Women’s Leadership at the UNFCCC- The Women Delegates Fund

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

[ December 2, 2010; 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ]

Cancun, Mexico– 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.

Recognizing the need for increased access and participation of women in this process, the Women Delegates Fund (WDF) was established in 2009 with support of the Government of Finland. The WDF is a project of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA), implemented by UNDP and administered by the …

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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.

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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 Women’s Day: IUCN honors WEDO’s Cate Owren and other women leaders in climate change solutions

Monday, March 8th, 2010

New York, March 8 — Today, on the occasion of 2010 International Women’s Day (March 8), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) honors leaders who are at the forefront of women’s empowerment in climate change solutions. Cate Owren, WEDO’s Program Director, is among the honorees. It is a privilege for WEDO to be honored alongside such a remarkable group of women, all of whom are partners and allies of WEDO in the work for a just, equitable and gender-responsive solution to climate change.

Visit IUCN’s website for more details: www.iucn.org

For the text of IUCN’s press release with descriptions …

Tags: Climate Change, Women Leaders
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EU GEAR Funding and Governance Paper

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

New York, June 9–This paper examines budgets, staff levels, offices and the European Union Member State contributors to the four existing UN gender equality and women’s empowerment entities (UNIFEM,DAW, OSAGI, and INSTRAW) and five other UN entities (UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UN-HABITAT and UNAIDS), to help assess and support the most effective arrangements for a new, “composite” UN women’s organization. Read it here:

EU GEAR Funding and Governance Paper…

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