New York, March 1 — Women’s rights and anti-poverty organizations gathered in New York ahead of the annual meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women called on governments to deliver on past promises to create a UN-led women agency.…
New York, November 22–Colette Tamko, WEDO Gender and Governance Program Coordinator, and one of the principle coordinators of the GEAR Campaign to create a new agency for women explains to the Women’s Media Center what this exciting development means for women, and the work that still remains to ensure its success.…
New York, September 15–Read GEAR Campaign statements, key points and recommendations on civil society’s participation. Find out who has signed on to the GEAR Campaign and who are the working group members.…
Read the GEAR recommendations for civil society participation in a new women’s entity at the United Nations:
February
February 25— The Women’s Foreign Policy Careers Fair at New York University
New York, NY
WEDO Executive Director, Xuan Nguyen, will participate as a mentor. Learn more about the fair here.…
New York, March 25–In a powerful statement issued earlier this month on International Women’s Day, the President of the 63rd General Assembly, Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, pledged strong support for the creation of a new women’s entity at the United Nations to advance women’s rights.…
WEDO’s July 2008 newsletter, featuring an interview with Alexandra Spieldoch of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, updates on the GEAR campaign and more!
The final statement of the Linkage Caucus assesses the status of FfD issues and the GEAR Campaign after CSW 2008 and expresses concern over those areas (like financing for women’s equality) still under-funded and neglected.…
Women’s Environment
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