WEDO will engage in this space to share related work on economic justice and climate finance; connect with the wider feminist and women’s rights movements; and amplify the work of the coalitions that make up our ecosystem of economic, climate, and gender justice advocacy. 

WEDO Events

Join WEDO and our allies at the following events (organized by theme) at CSW68!

FEMINIST ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Strategy Session: Financing Feminist Economic and Climate Justice

13 March | 2-4 PM ET

Convened by WEDO and the Center for Economic and Social Rights

This small, invite-only workshop will discuss upcoming opportunities for collective advocacy around debt, tax, and climate finance. Please email Katie Tobin (katie@wedo.org) for more info.

Indigenous Women and Young Women’s Vision on Economic Justice and Addressing Poverties

15 March | 8:15-9:45 AM ET

Location: Permanent Mission of Mexico (2 United Nations Plaza, 28th Fl)

Convened by Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA), International Indigenous Women’s Forum (IIWF-FIMI), Government of Mexico

This event will highlight the vision and proposals on economic justice and the multidimensionality of poverties of indigenous women and young women, and contribute to building strategic alliances among indigenous organizations, governments, UN agencies,
civil society and other agents to aim towards economic justice. Bridget Burns, WEDO’s Executive Director, will be a speaker in the panel.

Amplifying and Centering Feminist Demands in the Beyond GDP Agenda

18 March | 8:30-10 AM ET

Location: Salvation Army Lower Level, 221 E. 52nd St., New York

Convened by Oxfam GB, Akina Mama wa Afrika, WEDO, Bretton Woods Project, Christian Aid, ActionAid, Public Services International, Greenpeace, and Center for Economic and Social Rights

This event will spotlight the growing global consensus of the need to move beyond GDP in order to measure what matters — and transform economies to prioritize the wellbeing of people and planet. 

Revolutionizing Public Services in the Global South: Paving the Way to Gender Justice through Transformative Feminist Economic Policies 

19 March | 4:30-6 PM ET

Location: Church Center for the UN, 2nd Fl, 777 UN Plaza, New York

Convened by ActionAid International, Global Movements of Young Urban Women,  Akina Mama wa Afrika, Oxfam, Public Services International, Trade Collective, Feminist Macro-Economics Alliance, and WEDO

This session will leverage feminist political thought aimed at advancing advocacy for feminist well-being economies, as a key avenue for strengthening social protection systems, access to public services, and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality.

FEMINIST CLIMATE JUSTICE

Funding Locally-led Gender-Just Climate Action

12 March | 8-9:30 AM ET

Location: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 East 43rd Street, New York

Convened by Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) and Global Affairs Canada

RSVP required

This discussion will focus on the intersection of climate and gender justice — specifically on financing mechanisms for gender-just climate solutions. 

Standing Stronger than Ever: Pacific Feminists Defending the Living Planet

13 March | 9AM-11 AM ET

Location: Blue Gallery, 222 East 46th St., New York

RSVP full name as on ID and org/affiliation to: viva@divafiji.org, frances@divafiji.org 

This event will amplify the urgency of the messages of the Pacific Feminist Defending the Living Planet Campaign, highlighting the work of grassroots communities towards climate justice. WEDO Senior Program Manager Katie Tobin will be one of the speakers.

Gender-Responsiveness of Climate Finance: Lessons Learned and Opportunities to Pursue

14 March, 10:45 AM–12 PM ET

Location: Church of Sweden, 5 E 48th St, New York

Convened by ACT Alliance, Christian Aid, and many others 

WEDO Senior Program Manager Tara Daniel will provide closing remarks at this event, which will highlight examples of gender transformative approaches to climate action and advocate for the power of gender-responsive finance to turn words into action.

How to make the new Loss and Damage Fund gender-responsive

18 March | 2:30-4 PM ET

Location: Church Center, 8th Fl, 777 UN Plaza, New York

The approval of a new Loss & Damage Fund at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai was a historical milestone. What lessons learned from existing climate funding mechanisms, such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), must the newest climate fund apply to ensure its operational policies and funding approaches are truly gender-responsive? What is needed for the Loss & Damage Fund to provide both gender justice and climate justice?

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

Launch of the Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

18 March 2024, 1:15-2:30 PM

Location: Conference Room 6, UN Headquarters, New York

Convened by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UN Women, UNFPA, Australia, the Philippines, Norway

This launch event seeks to generate commitments to implement the Sendai Gender Action Plan (GAP) from a range of stakeholders, kick-start implementation of the Sendai GAP, and share and celebrate good practices in gender-responsive disaster risk reduction. WEDO’s Senior Global Policy Lead, Mwanahamisi Singano, will offer her perspectives as one of the speakers.

SRHR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE

The Imperative of Financing SRHR for Climate Justice

15 March, 2:30-4 PM

Location: Church Center for the UN, 8th Floor, New York

GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT DATA

Gender and Environment Data Alliance: Members’ Meetup

20 March, 3-5 PM

Location: Near UN Headquarters, New York

This informal gathering of members of the Gender and Environment Data Alliance will allow space for collective strategizing and networking. Open to current GEDA members only. 

WOMEN'S MAJOR GROUP

Hidden Hours: Feminist Solutions to Energy, Water, and Menstrual Poverty

19 March 2024, 8:30-10:00 AM ET

Location: Church Center for the UN, 10th Fl, 777 UN Plaza, New York

Convened by the Women’s Major Group and WECF

Through interactive roundtable discussions, key experts will gather recommendations on how to strengthen gender-transformative initiatives to tackle energy, water, and menstrual poverty.