The Women’s Environment and Development Organization on the occasion of the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women, focused on “Empowering Rural Women and Girls”, invites you to join us at the following events:
EVENTS
13 March, 12:00 – 1:00PM, Church Center, Drew Room, Basement
Digital Advocacy for Social and Environmental Justice
w/ Drew University
Space is Limited. RSVP here.
13 March, 1:30 – 2:30PM, Church Center, Drew Room, Basement
UNFCCC Gender Action Plan: Update Session
w/ Women and Gender Constituency
Space is Limited. RSVP here.
14 March, 2:30PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
Rural, remote and indigenous women – Feminists demanding ecological and climate justice
w/ Pacific Partnerships to Strengthen Gender, Climate Change Responses and Sustainable Development (PPGCCSD); CHIRAPAQ- Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Perú; DIVA for Equality Fiji; Dewan Adat Papua; Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF); UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituency, and others.
RSVP here.
17 March
Women’s Major Group Strategy Meeting
1:00 – 2:00 PM (newcomers orientation)
2:00 – 5:00PM (strategy meeting)
Indicate interest here.
20 March, 12.30PM, Church Center, 2nd Fl
Defending and Promoting Rights of Rural Women for Sustainable Development
w/ Women’s Major Group (WMG), International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC)
ADVOCACY TRAININGS
WEDO is pleased to partner with NGOCSW/NY and an international team of trainers for the annual “Advocacy Training in Negotiations and Human Rights” at this year’s CSW62. The sessions will help build the capacity of NGOs and women’s human rights activists to advocate for the rights and empowerment of women and girls, using CSW as a case study and linking to global frameworks like CEDAW and the SDGs. Sessions will bring both a global and regional perspective, and will includes skills and tools for advocacy.
DOWNLOAD the 2018 Training Manual in English, Spanish, Arabic, French & Russian.
12 March, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
Latin America/Caribbean Advocacy Training
WEDO with Marisa Viana/Resurj
12 March, 12:30 – 4:00 PM, Church Center, 2nd Floor
Asia/Pacific Advocacy Training
Nurgul Djanaeva with regional trainer
12 March, 4:30 – 7:00 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
Arab States/MENA Advocacy Training
WEDO with Asma Khader
12 March, 4:30 – 7:00 PM, Church Center, 2nd Floor
Africa Advocacy Training
Nurgul Djanaeva with regional trainer
13 March, 2:30 – 6:00 PM, Church Center, 2nd Floor
N.America/Europe Advocacy Training
WEDO with Nurgul Djanaeva / Kyrgyzstan Forum of Women’s NGOs
13 March, 12:30 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
Nurgul Djanaeva Lunchtime Advocacy Training
14 March, 12:30 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
Nurgul Djanaeva Lunchtime Advocacy Training
15 March, 12:30 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
Nurgul Djanaeva Lunchtime Advocacy Training
20 March, 12:30 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
WEDO Lunchtime Advocacy Training
21 March, 12:30 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
WEDO Lunchtime Advocacy Training
22 March, 12:30 PM, Church Center, 10th Floor
WEDO Lunchtime Advocacy Training (SDGs)
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We have also compiled a Google Sheet of all climate and environment related events at #CSW62: https://docs.google.co
