UN Secretary-General’s policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on women

https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/04/policy-brief-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-women ..

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UN Secretary-General’s policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on women

https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/04/policy-brief-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-women

 http://www.worldwewant2015.org/civilsociety2015

http://www.un.org/en/events/observances/days.shtml

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“Call For Input” RIO+FANRPA​N Partnershi​p on Gender and CSa and Invitation to Participat​e in our survey

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Beijing+20 NGO Review Forum – Invitation to participat​e

Take place between 3-5 November 2014 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.

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Climate Blog – Road to Paris

Interesting insights from ICSU (International Council for Scientific Unions)

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Recently produced by USAID-funded programs Grassroots Equity and Enhanced Networks in Mekong (GREEN Mekong) and Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests program (USAID-LEAF), the training video targets community forestry practitioners to improve gender equity on the ground. The video explains the concept of gender equity in the context of forest communities and highlights best practices for achieving gender equity.

Please click here or view the video at http://www.recoftc.org/site/resources/A-Fair-Climate-Gender-Equity-in-REDD-.php

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Open Letter Of Bolivian Chancellor on SDGs – Carta Abierta Canciller de Bolivia sobre ODS

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UN Women Sets 2030 “Expiratio​n Date” for Gender Inequality

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UN Women Sets 2030 “Expiration Date” for Gender Inequality

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women address journalists during a press briefing on the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, which was held in Beijing in September 1995. Photo by: Evan Schneider / U.N. 

By Jenni Cardamone – 27 June 2014

Almost two decades after 189 governments made a historic commitment in China to a world of equality between women and men, it’s time to discuss progress made and challenges ahead.

U.N. Women hosted on Thursday in New York a public event to launch their year-long campaign to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the historic 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, where tens of thousands of government, NGO and private sector officials produced the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a document lauded as visionary for its time and which today continues to pave the way for women’s empowerment and gender equality.

“Progress has been made — but we need more, and faster,” Mlambo-Ngcuka said. She pointed out, there is still “unfinished business” in the 12 critical areas of concern for women that were laid out in Beijing.  For instance, although the prevalence of female genital mutilation has declined, 30 million girls are still at risk in the next decade. Likewise, 35 percent of women around the world today have experienced some type of physical or sexual violence, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization.

“We are giving gender inequality an expiration date,” Mlambo-Ngcuka said, adding that men and boys must join the conversation and citing U.N. Women’s He For She campaign.

At the event, other participants, like U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, reminded participants that the essence of the Beijing vision is to build a better world for all of us, not just women and girls: “Remember, nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.”

Eliasson pointed out how even today only 21.8 percent of parliamentarian worldwide are women. One of them is Ine Eriksen Soreide, the Norwegian minister of defense, who cited her country as an example for gender equality.

“We have full participation of women in all sectors of society — and that is why we are a wealthy country,” Soreide said.

Gloria Steinem, a well-known U.S. advocate for women’s empowerment, noted that “we can’t be separated from the mainstream, we are the mainstream” and stressed that “the human race is like a bird with two wings. If one wing is broken, no one can fly.”

So how do we move forward and put the principles laid out in the Beijing Declaration to action? It’s time to implement, according to Greta Gunnarsdottir, permanent representative of Iceland — another world leader on gender equality — to the United Nations. “Let’s move gender equality to the top of the global agenda,” she said.

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Upcoming Event on Gender and REDD+ in Indonesia

Dear Colleagues, 

In follow up to my e-mail below, I just wanted to share with you some information on the discussions and outcomes of the seminar that was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 June on  “Achieving Gender Equality in REDD+ Implementation”. 

The participants discussed the necessity of promoting the equal participation of women in forest management schemes, and proposed various strategies for the expansion of women’s roles within REDD+ institutions, programmes and projects. They also emphasized the need for greater collaboration between stakeholders in order to mitigate existing challenges to the full inclusion of women in Indonesia’s pursuit of sustainable growth and equity.  

More information and details of the event, including speaker presentations and a summary report, can be found on the UNORCID website located here.” 

Many thanks and all the best,

Elizabeth 

From: Elizabeth Eggerts <elizabeth.eggerts@undp.org>
Subject: [GGCA] Upcoming Event on Gender and REDD+ in Indonesia 

Dear Colleagues, 

I just wanted to pass some information along regarding an upcoming seminar being held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 June 2014 on the topic of “Achieving Gender Equality in REDD+”.  The event is being co-hosted by Indonesia’s Ministry for Women Empowerment and Child Protection, BP REDD+, the United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia (UNORCID) and UN Women.  It aims to highlight the relevance of gender to REDD+ and to discuss strategic actions that can be taken to mainstream gender within REDD+ implementation. The event will be tweeted live, and discussions can be followed on Twitter at @UNORCID. 

More information on the event can be found here: http://bit.ly/1oTUARU 

Media Advisory for the event can be found here: http://bit.ly/1xXWW8s 

A report will also be prepared on the event and will be uploaded to the UNORCID website (http://www.unorcid.org/). 

Many thanks and all the best,

Elizabeth 

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UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituen​cy Website

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Internatio​nal Photo (with Story) Competitio​n on Forests and Agricultur​e through a Gender Lens – Deadline June 15, 2014

From our Global Gender Climate Alliance [GGCA] partner, please share with your colleagues and networks.

—–Original Message—– From: Bose, Purabi (CIAT) [mailto:p.bose@cgiar.org]  Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:45 PM To: cara@gender-climate.org Cc: sachi94@gmail.com; ftagenderphoto@gmail.com Subject: Reminder: International Photo (with Story) Competition on Forests

Kind reminder to participate in the International Photo Competition (Photo with a Story) on Forests and Agriculture through a Gender Lens. Submit your contribution before June 15, 2014.

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http://www.unwomen.org/co/csw/csw59-2015

 

The Commission will undertake a review of progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 20 years after its adoption at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. The review (Beijing+20) will also include the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly, the first five-year assessment conducted after the adoption of the Platform for Action, which highlighted further actions and initiatives.

The session will also address current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action, as well as opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015 development agenda.

The review will be conducted at national, regional and global levels. States are urged to undertake comprehensive national-level reviews of the progress made and challenges encountered in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly. (See guidance note for the preparation of national reviews).

The regional commissions of the United Nations will undertake regional reviews. Both the national and regional review processes will feed into the global review.

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 e-discussi​on: Make financial markets work for women

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

Below is a great opportunity to engage in an e-discussion on a very timely topic.  Consider how you can participate and register to lend your perspective and expertise on how to make financial markets work for women.  The more voices and ears, the better!

 

WHEN: 14 May to 6 June 2014

 

WHERE: www.EmpowerWomen.org (Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment)

 

WHAT: Four focus areas: (1) Women’s access to financial services and products; (2) Women’s financial literacy and skills; (3) Women’s employment in the finance sector; (4) Measuring the gender impact.

 

HOW: Register to the Knowledge Gateway to participate. Once registered, you will receive an email with a verification link. Please click on this link to authenticate your email address.The e-discussion will be hosted here.

 

ORGANIZERS: UN Women and Oxford University’s Power Shift Forum.

 

Best regards,

 

Cara Beasley Communications and Network Officer, Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) Email:  cara@gender-climate.org Web: www.gender-climate.org Skype: cara.beasley Twitter: @GGCA_gender

 

 

From: Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment [mailto:knowledge.gateway@unwomen.org] 

 

Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:13 PM To: info@gender-climate.org

 

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Third WMO Gender Conference 5-7 November 2014  Geneva, Switzerlan​d

Dear GGCA Colleagues,

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is organizing the 3^rd Gender Conference for 5-7 November in Geneva, Switzerland.  Several GGCA members are headlining the event: FAO, IUCN, UNISDR, UN Women, and WHO.  Registration is open and further information (used largely from PreventionWeb.net) is below.

Best regards,

Cara

Objectives – To provide a forum for hearing the voice of women and men as users and providers of weather and climate information; – To specify the challenges that women and men face due to climate variability and change; – To propose concrete actions in the provision of weather and climate services that can address the specific needs of women and men; – To formulate new mechanisms and showcase good practices to enhance the ability of women and men to access and use weather and climate services and information.

Expected Outcomes – Better understanding of gender aspects in the provision, access and use of weather and climate services for resilience; – Firm commitments in the provision and use of gender-oriented weather and climate services in the context of the four GFCS priority areas; – Leveraged investment for addressing the gender dimension of weather and climate services; – Conference Statement/Recommendations to WMO and UN organizations

Additional information

Gender at World Meteorlogical Organization

About the 3rd Conference on The Gender Dimension of Weather and Climate Services 

Conference Programme Guide

Conference Promotional Material

How to register

Contact: Ms Assia Alexieva  World Meteorological Organization  7 bis, Avenue de la Paix  P.O. Box 2300  1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland  Tel. +41 22 730 8390  Email: aalexieva(at)wmo.int  http://www.wmo.int/gender

The Gender and Climate Forum of the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) concluded that the effects of weather and climate are not gender-neutral. Women and men are frequently affected differently by weather and climate impacts, and therefore could benefit from more contextualized weather and climate services for resilience building. They should also enjoy equal access to available weather and climate information. The Forum recommended that the Global Framework for ClimateServices (GFCS) reflect a gender perspective in all its components and that the collection of gender disaggregated data be enhanced.

At a time when WMO and its partners in the GFCS are forging ways to provide such user-driven, custom-tailored weather and climate information, it is essential to hear the voice of men and women, both as users and providers of climate services, with regard to their needs, gender-specific issues, and possible approaches of addressing them.
As part of the implementation of the WMO Policy on Gender Mainstreaming, this Conference will advance analysis of the gender dimension of weather and climate services. It will also amplify the decision taken at UNFCCC COP 18 to advance gender equality and improve the active participation of women in climate action. It will further be in line with the consideration of gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment in the context of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda as well as contribute to the preparations for the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+20) in 2015.
Given the four GFCS initial priority areas, we want to generate discussion on the gender nuances of climate variability and climate change adaptation a s well as explore the ground for development of weather and climate services, taking equally into account the needs of women and men in the areas of health, food, water, and disaster risk reduction. A s the examples below illustrate, there are specific ways in which women and men are affected by climate change in these sectors:

Food Security Women provide up to 80 per cent of agricultural labour and produce 45 to 90 per cent of domestically consumed food, depending on the region. In the context of climate change, traditional food sources become more vulnerable, and women face potential loss of income as well as harvests. Related increases in food prices make food more inaccessible to poor people, in particular to  women and children whose health has been found to decline more than male health in times of food shortages. Overall, women’s scarcer economic resources, lower adult literacy, and smaller involvement in decision-making lessen their capacity to respond in situations of environmental risk to food security.  At the same time, they play an important role in terms of family subsistence and managing the risk to global food supply in the face of an unprecedented world population growth.

Disaster risk reduction Every year 100 million women and girls are affected by disasters. Female-headed households are often among the poorest and  most vulnerable to disaster and climate change, as they may have little choice other than to live in precarious locations such as flood-prone lands or on steep slopes. Studies have shown that disaster mortality rates are higher for women than for men, and that this is caused by differences in vulnerability as a result of socially constructed gender roles, and inequalities between them in access to resources and decision-making power. Meanwhile, as mothers, community leaders, teachers, activists, social workers and role models, women are invaluable in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation processes.

Water Management Gathering and transporting water in a number of developing countries, least developed and Small Island Developing States  typically falls on women and girls, who spend up to six hours every day fetching water. A task that is taking increasingly longer as a result of climate change, especially in drought prone areas. This results in less time available for education or other socio- economic activities for women and girls decreases. The longer travelling distance further heightens the risk of being exposed to violence. Women also play an important role as educators at the family and community level on the efficient use of water  resources.

Health There are gender related differences in many of the health risks that are likely to be influenced by on-going climate variability and change. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), natural disasters such as droughts, floods and storms kill more  women than men. Some diseases that women and children are especially vulnerable to, such as malaria and diarrhoea, are also expected to increase in prevalence as temperatures rise or as a result of floods and water contamination.
Air pollution and climate change are also tightly linked, with close to two million premature deaths caused annually, mostly of women and children in developing countries, due to the inefficient use of organic materials for cooking. There are also differences in other climate-sensitive health impacts, such as malnutrition.

 

 

Cara Beasley Communications and Network Officer, Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) Email:  cara@gender-climate.org Web: www.gender-climate.org Skype: cara.beasley Twitter: @GGCA_gender

 

 

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Report of Joint Meeting of the Adaptation Committee and the Nairobi Work Programme on ITK & Gender-Sen​sitive Tools and Approaches 1 – 4 April 2014

Dear Colleagues,
Please be informed that the report on the meeting on available tools for the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation, needs of local and indigenous communities and the application of gender-sensitive approaches and tools for adaptation has been made available online on the UNFCCC website. Kindly find below the respective link:
http://unfccc.int/documentation/documents/advanced_search/items/6911.php?pri ref=600007852#beg
With kind regards from Bonn,
Juliette
Impacts, Vulnerability and Risks
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United Nations Climate Change Secretariat Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 53113 Bonn, Germany Phone +49 228 815 1174 Fax +49 228 815 1999 jcorssen@unfccc.int http://unfccc.int

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Regional Spotlight: Africa | Nairobi Policy Dialogue & Learning Exchange | African Union | Regional Organizing | Securing Women’s Tenure on Customary Land | Linking Land & Resilient Developmen​t

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Join live-streatmed launch of Gender and Social Inclusion Toolbox on 15 October

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to join the live-streamed launch of Gender and Social Inclusion Toolbox on International Day of Rural Women (15 October)!  More information posted here and below. 

Download official event invitation and share with friends, colleagues and networks.

Regards,

Cara

The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Gender and Equity theme is, together with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), organising a special event on Wednesday 15 October, looking at the development and use of gender-sensitive approaches in the context of climate change and agriculture research.

The event will launch a Gender & Inclusion Toolbox: Participatory Research in Climate Change & Agriculture. The toolbox is a participatory methodology guide on how to create socially differentiated research for climate adaptation and mitigation projects.

The event will feature speakers from ICRAF, CCAFS, CARE International, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), all involved in the development of the Gender Toolbox.

How to join online?

The event will be live-streamed to a global audience between 10:00-12:00 am East Africa Time [8:00-09:00 UK Time]. There will be opportunities to ask questions to the presenters via online chat using #gendertoolbox during the seminar.

To get a reminder about the live-stream and to express your interest in joining, email Risper Nyairo: r.nyairo[at]cgiar.org.

 The web stream will be available on ICRAF’s live-stream page.

 Interested in joining in person?

The launch will take place at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), in Nairobi, Kenya, in the Conference Hall. After the presentations, onsite participants will be able to join a Gender Networking Lunch. The afternoon will include fun games, activities and challenges, all reflecting on the value of gender and social differentiation in agriculture and climate change programming.

Program outline [in East Africa Time]

– 10:00-12:00 Livestreamed launch of Gender Toolbox 

– 12:00-13:30 Gender Networking Lunch for onsite participants

– 13:30-15:30 Gender and Social inclusion discussions and games.

Learn more about the Gender Toolbox: Coming soon: a gender and climate change manual made by many

Reserve your seat by 8 October by sending an email to Risper Nyairo:r.nyairo[at]cgiar.org. Please indicate name, number of attendees, organization and contact information.

More information about the presentations, featured speakers and outline of the meeting will soon be posted here!

 There is a need to move beyond an ‘add women and stir’ approach to climate change and development is imperative if we are to create relevant and useful gender-sensitive knowledge for a climate-resilient future. Therefore, join the gender-discussions on 15 October!

The event is carried out in collaboration with CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Gender and Equity Theme, CARE International, and World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).

The Toolbox has been put to the test. Learn more from this blog.

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 WorldYout​h] Press Release: Internatio​nal Mother Earth Day

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH

PRESS RELEASES

INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY: ‘GREEN CITIES’

DATE: 22ND APRIL 2014

 ‘We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children’~ Native American Proverb

For many years, she, our mother earth, has inhabited humans, animals and plants providing a haven to accommodate all living things without asking for much in return, merely a pledge to live in harmony. Regarding the vast benefits that have been rendered to us, it is sad to know that society has repaid with little or almost nothing; instead, society continues to act as an agent of destruction posing many challenges and annihilations suffered by her.

To acknowledge the significance of Mother Earth, 22nd of April has been specially observed as the International Mother Earth Day, held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally. It recognizes that the Earth and its ecosystems provide its inhabitants with life and sustenance. It also aims to raise awareness that humans have a collective responsibility to promote harmony with nature and to balance the economic, social and environmental needs of present as well as those of future generations.

This year’s theme, ‘Green Cities’, focuses on making communities all over the world, green,  healthy and sustainable. In fact, recent days are the high time when societies are mostly determined to invest in efficient and renewable energy, rebuild cities and towns, and solve the climate crisis. Over the next couple of years, with a focus on Earth Day 2014, the Green Cities campaign will mobilize a global movement to hasten the transition of blending a modern urban-lifestyle with a touch of nature. Its aim is to help cities accelerate their transition to a cleaner, healthier, and more economically viable future through improvement in efficiency, investment in renewable technology and regulation reform. In addition, all stakeholders will work on the ground by strategically placing cities and towns to organise grassroots efforts to improve local codes, ordinances, and policies that will help in realization of green cities.

We, at World Assembly of Youth (WAY), are observing the selected theme “Green Cities” to highlight the awareness of measures taken to protect our mother earth. We strongly believe the time has come to halt all actions which degrade our mother earth; instead, we should seek proper ways of tailoring nature and green environment to the metropolitan life. We, especially young people, are all accountable and shall take up the responsibility by increasing efforts, raising awareness; taking initiative, and righting the wrongs of our ancestors. It’s time for youth to invest in efficiency and renewable energy, rebuild cities and towns, and begin to solve the climate crisis. Small efforts and contributions of youth such as usage of environmental friendly products and involvement as volunteers to conduct activities pertaining to green environment are highly encouraged.

Today possesses a scared opportunity for all people to unite, to seek harmony and peace to nature, for our children, families, societies, and for all inhabitants of Mother Earth. Thus, let us join hands in love, compassion and understanding to call for a new era of green cities revolution.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY!

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WAY Secretariat

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Live Webcast

 11 March at 1:15-2:30pm EST

Women’s Empowerment Principles Official Side Event of CSW58

Co-sponsored by the Government of Australia, UN Global Compact, UN Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women and the NGO CSW Forum 2014, the Women’s Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business
Re-Visioning the Development Agenda – A Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
will be live-streamed internationally. Friends and colleagues that are unable to join us in person, please join via live webcast at http://webtv.un.org.
See programme here.

Join the Conversation!
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Dear GGCA Members,

I am pleased to share an update on gender related news from CSW58 (below) from http://uncsd.iisd.org/news/csw-58-recommends-stand-alone-gender-goal/

A big “Thank you” to our colleagues who work tirelessly to advocate and ensure that gender will be reflected in the Post 2015 Development Agenda!  Those on the ground and directly involved remotely in the CSW58 conference had a hand in the agreed set of conclusions that includes recommendations for both a stand-alone gender goal and having gender integrated into all goals through targets and indicators.  To my knowledge, CARE, International Alliance of Women, MRFCJ, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, UN SD Education Caucus, UN Women, and WEDO were present and active at CSW58.

Good work!  But we know there is more to be done.  Let’s celebrate this success and use its momentum to capitalize on opportunities this year to continue to influence a new climate deal that considers gender at its heart.

Best regards,

Cara

Cara Beasley
Communications and Network Officer, Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA)
Email:  cara@gender-climate.org
Web: www.gender-climate.org
Skype: cara.beasley
Twitter: @GGCA_gender

CSW 58 Recommends Stand-alone Gender Goal

22 March 2014: The 58th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 58) agreed on a set of conclusions on its priority theme, ‘Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and girls.’ The Commission called for gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment to be reflected in the post-2015 development agenda both as a stand-alone goal and to be integrated into all goals through targets and indicators.

To accelerate MDG achievement and prioritize gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment in the post-2015 agenda, the session’s outcome recommends global, regional and national level actions on: realizing women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of all human rights; strengthening the enabling environment for gender equality; maximizing investments in gender equality and women’s rights; strengthening the evidence-base for gender quality; and ensuring women’s participation at all levels and strengthening accountability.

The outcome of CSW 58 “represents a milestone towards a transformative global development agenda that puts the empowerment of women and girls at its center,” said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. She commended the Commission for providing “valuable guidance” on shortcomings in designing and implementing the MDGs and identifying issues not sufficiently addressed by the MDGs. Such issues include: women’s equal access to assets and productive resources; women’s disproportionate share of unpaid care work; the gender wage gap; violence against women; women’s sexual and reproductive health; and women’s participation in decision-making.

In its outcome, CSW 58: welcomed progress made for women and girls on several MDGs while expressing deep concern that overall progress remains “slow and uneven” across all MDGs; expressed special concern about the lack of progress for the most marginalized groups of women and girls and those living in conflict-affected countries; expressed concern that several MDG indicators, including those on environmental sustainability, hunger, poverty and the global partnership for sustainable development, do not provide information about women and girls; recognized that a lack of investment in gender statistics has limited gender-responsive MDG monitoring; recognized several areas that have hindered MDG achievement for women and girls, such as climate change, food insecurity, global financial and economic crises, volatile food and energy prices, unequal power relations between women and men, and discriminatory laws, social norms and stereotypes; and recognized the lack of systematic gender mainstreaming and under-investment in gender equality and women’s empowerment as barriers to progress.

CSW 58 convened from 10-21 March 2014, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. More than 6,000 representatives attended the meeting, which included over 135 events by UN agencies and over 300 parallel events hosted by civil society. [UN Women Statement] [UN Press Release] [CSW 58 Website] [Draft Agreed Conclusions]

read more: http://uncsd.iisd.org/news/csw-58-recommends-stand-alone-gender-goal/

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Invitation​:  “Caring for Women is Caring for the World:  The challenges pre- and post- 2015

 CSW58 Flyer             CSW58 BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

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UN CSW58  March 10 – 21, 2014 – Side Event Announceme​nt “U.N. Women’s Circles Connecting​” Fri. March 7th

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“WAY”

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH

PRESS RELEASE

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: ‘EQUALITY FOR WOMEN IS PROGRESS FOR ALL’

DATE: 8 MARCH 2014

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights “Gloria Steiner

What could possibly be more hurtful than witnessing a woman full to the brim with potential, only to be hindered and constrained by gender-discrimination. Over the past decade, the issue of gender equality has attained widespread awareness, and has been addressed with increasing urgency in support of the rights of women.

The discussion of women’s rights has been at the forefront of human rights endeavours, since the boom of industry in Europe and the USA in the late 1880s, particularly when women begun working in industry alongside men, combatting disparities in treatment, wages and entitlements.

Celebrated annually on the 8^th of March, International Women’s Day thrives for the recognition of the achievements of women without regard to segregation in linguistic, ethnicity, cultural, political or economic. It is a day set aside for us to look back on the past struggles of women, their accomplishments and the journey ahead towards attaining comprehensive gender equality.

The new millennium has seen a significant transformation and attitudinal shift in society’s view on women emancipation, resulting in greater equality in legislative rights and an increased viability as impressive role models in all aspect of life, taking on roles and occupations initially dominated by the male gender.

Today, however apparent progress in gender equality may seem, many efforts still need to be engaged towards a society where gender equality is absolute. Towards such efforts, we, at the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) continue to partake in the global initiatives for enlivening the principle of gender equality. In line with this year theme ‘Equality for Women is Progress for all’, we urge young women to step up and work to realize their true potential as part of a gender neutral society, and strive even harder to alleviate the hardships still being faced by fellow women, around the world.

As a global community, we cannot truly achieve progress and growth, until we address the concerns of those closest to us, let us work hand in hand towards levelling the playing field, let us work towards attaining gender equality. Change will always be what you make of it, and it starts with you.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!

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Third WMO gender conference 05-07 Nov 2014

Dear Climate Colleagues,

Below is an opportunity to attend the Third WMO gender conference 05-07 Nov 2014organized by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) focusing on gendered aspects of climate change.  The announcement comes from http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/events/v.php?id=36560&a=email&utm_source=pw_email.

Let us know if you plan to attend.  The WMO has been very supportive of Environmental Education and Educating  for Sustainability.

All the best,

Pam Puntenney and Bremley Lyngdoh

UN SD Education Caucus Co-Chairs

Co-Coordinators Climate Change

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Dr. P. J. Puntenney

Environmental & Human Systems Management

1989 West Liberty

Ann Arbor, MI  48103  USA

E-mail:  pjpunt@umich.edu

Cell:  (734) 330-0238

Voice/Fax: (734) 994-3612

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Type: Meeting or Conference

·         Date: 05-07 Nov 2014

·         Location: Switzerland (Geneva)

Main organizer

·         World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Description

The Gender and Climate Forum of the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) concluded that the effects of weather and climate are not gender-neutral. Women and men are frequently affected differently by weather and climate impacts, and therefore could benefit from more contextualized we ather and climate services for resilience building. They shou ld also enjoy equal access to available weather and climate information. The Forum recommended that the Global Framework for ClimateServices (GFCS) reflect a gender perspective in all its components and that the collection of gender disaggregated data be enhanced.

At a time when WMO and its partners in the GFCS are forging ways to provide such user-driven, custom-tailored weather and
climate information, it is essential to hear the voice of men and women, both as users and providers of climate services, with
regard to their needs, gender-specific issues, and possible approaches of addressing them.

As part of the implementation of the WMO Policy on Gender Mainstreaming, this Conference will advance analysis of the gender dimension of weather and climate services. It will also amplify the decision taken at UNFCCC COP 18 to advance gender equality and improve the active participation of women in climate action. It will further be in line with the consideration of gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment in the context of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda as well as contribute to the preparations for the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+20) in 2015.

Given the four GFCS initial priority areas, we want to generate discussion on the gender nuances of climate variability and climate change adaptation a s well as explore the ground for development of weather and climate services, taking equally into a
ccount the needs of women and men in the areas of health, food, water, and disaster risk reduction. A s the examples below illustrate, there are specific ways in which women and men are affected by climate change in these sectors:

Food Security

Women provide up to 80 per cent of agricultural labour and produce 45 to 90 per cent of domestically consumed food, depending on the region. In the context of climate change, traditional food sources become more vulnerable, and women face potential loss of income as well as harvests. Related increases in food prices make food more inaccessible to poor people, in particular to  women and children whose health has been found to decline more than male health in times of food shortages. Overall, women’s scarcer economic resources, lower adult literacy, and smaller involvement in decision-making lessen their capacity to respond in
situations of environmental risk to food security.

At the same time, they play an important role in terms of family subsistence and managing the risk to global food supply in the face of an unprecedented world population growth.

Disaster risk reduction

Every year 100 million women and girls are affected by disasters. Female-headed households are often among the poorest and  most vulnerable to disaster and climate change, as they may have little choice other than to live in precarious locations such as
flood-prone lands or on steep slopes. Studies have shown that disaster mortality rates are higher for women than for men, and that this is caused by differences in vulnerability as a result of socially constructed gender roles, and inequalities between them in access to resources and decision-making power. Meanwhile, as mothers, community leaders, teachers, activists, social workers and role models, women are invaluable in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation processes.

Water Management
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Gathering and transporting water in a number of developing countries, least developed and Small Island Developing States  typically falls on women and girls, who spend up to six hours every day fetching water. A task that is taking increasingly longer as a result of climate change, especially in drought prone areas. This results in less time available for education or other socio- economic activities for women and girls decreases. The longer travelling distance further heightens the risk of being exposed to violence. Women also play an important role as educators at the family and community level on the efficient use of water  resources.

Health

There are gender related differences in many of the health risks that are likely to be influenced by on-going climate variability and
change. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), natural disasters such as droughts, floods and storms kill more  women than men. Some diseases that women and children are especially vulnerable to, such as malaria and diarrhoea, are also expected to increase in prevalence as temperatures rise or as a result of floods and water contamination.

Air pollution and climate change are also tightly linked, with close to two million premature deaths caused annually, mostly of women and children in developing countries, due to the inefficient use of organic materials for cooking. There are also differences in other climate-sensitive health impacts, such as malnutrition.

Objectives

– To provide a forum for hearing the voice of women and men as users and providers of weather and climate information;
– To specify the challenges that women and men face due to climate variability and change;
– To propose concrete actions in the provision of weather and climate services that can address the specific needs of women and men;
– To formulate new mechanisms and showcase good practices to enhance the ability of women and men to access and use weather and climate services and information.

Expected Outcomes

– Better understanding of gender aspects in the provision, access and use of weather and climate services for resilience;
– Firm commitments in the provision and use of gender-oriented weather and climate services in the context of the four GFCS priority areas;
– Leveraged investment for addressing the gender dimension of weather and climate services;
– Conference Statement/Recommendations to WMO and UN organizations

Additional information

http://www.wmo.int/pages/themes/gender/documents/3…

Target audience

Providers and users of weather, climate and related environmental services

How to register

Contact: Ms Assia Alexieva
World Meteorological Organization
7 bis, Avenue de la Paix
P.O. Box 2300
1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 730 8390
Email: aalexieva(at)wmo.int
http://www.wmo.int/gender

Related Links

·         View concept note [ext. link]

Keywords

·         Themes:Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Food Security & Agriculture, Gender, Health & Health Facilities, Water

·         Countries/Regions:Switzerland

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Short URL:http://preventionweb.net/go/36560

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Educating for sustainability: Marta – Reflections for the 21st Century: On How t o Discern on the Importance of International Women’s Day

Reflections for the 21st Century: On How to Discern on the Importance of International Women’s Day

By Marta Benavides,

GCAP Global Co Chair, and the Feminist Task Force/FTF,

SIGLO XXIII Movement for Culture of Peace,

El Salvador.

The International day of Women was created in recognition and to celebrate the Rights of women workers, in order to promote their participation in the struggle for equity and equality, which presently is one of the UN Millennium Development Goals/MDGs.. and in the upcoming Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs, it is being considered as a possible stand alone goal, so, women can have an effective equal presence with men, for social and personal development. In the Sustainability and Social development Agenda, gender perspective and women rights are considered to be key to the eradication of poverty and hunger, and to the creation of the WORLD AND FUTURE THAT MUST BE CREATED FOR THE CARE OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THE URGENT CARE OF THE PLANET.

It was first celebrated on 8^th March1911, in Germany, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland The United Nations at its General Assembly in 1977, proclaimed 8^th March as the International Day for Women´s Rights, and now this celebration and commemoration is in most countries a Nationally celebrated day.

Today, in spite of all the work about it, the concern on all types of violence and discrimination against women continues to be a major issue and concern, to the point that in many countries there are offices to monitor them as feminicides. El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Mexico are concrete examples of this situation, which happen in many more countries and still does not seem to be effectively addressed.

Violence against women is not just what is happening to individual women, we see that the educational, economic, social and cultural aspects of the current systems, at local, national and global levels must intentionally work with a transformational agenda to be able to achieve this urgently needed change, that not only robs women and societies of peace, but does not allow the qualitative development for the new paradigm to become a reality in our life time.

There are aspects, many historical, many legal, many cultural, and economic that affect directly the maintenance of this reality: the colonial and slave enterprise, the international division of labor, the forced impoverishment that maintains people to live in survival, which in turn needs to force women into the care and the so called informal economy and to be cheap labor. All these conditions are based in ignorance and a culture of discrimination and the exploitation of peoples and whole nations, this is what we consider to be the extractive model of development, which is based in the violations of all human rights, the economic,social and cultural rights of peoples, and the rights of the planet and the environment.

The structures of the state, must reflect the commitment to this understanding, that this is a matter of peace and of national security, thus there must be policies of state and administration of government that in fulfillment of the national constitution go about meeting in a timely manner, these demands for the well being of all, and the care of the planet. The national and international budgets must reflect this commitment. This is not about assistance, but about real transformation of all the endeavors of national and global society. If a country finds a way to meet the basic needs of women by taking loans that the whole society must pay, but the national constitution, and the various policies and services do not show the timely commitment for equity and equality, the chance to eradicate poverty and hunger will only be about the alleviation of these two major indicators of real development and sustainability It is then urgent and important not to fall in such a trap, which only comes to add to the financial and economic indebtedness of the society, and nations, to say the least, and to maintain the system of inequality and impoverishment as it basically exist..

If we are serious about this commitments and we keep our eyes wide open, and our eyes in the prize as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., called us to be, we will be able to detect the countless very costly gimmicks that are being created and carried out today, under the guise for women equality and for the defense of their rights.

It is time to go from the promises to real action, it can be done, and the enjoyment of the fullness of life can be a reality sooner rather than later.Now is the time… let us move now.

A way to contribute to this societal change of paradigm about equity and equality for all, and in particular for women, it is most important to make sure we have clarity of the call, FOR THE WORLD AND FUTURE THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE CARE OF PEOPLE AND PLANET, FOR THE ERADICATION NOT THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND HUNGER.

In El Salvador we have been conducting consultations on the MDGs and toward the SDGs, with the very people that have been excluded for centuries, since the colonizers went global around the world. These are some of the considerations that are key to real, timely and relevant results:

Women, youth/children, migrants, older adults, first nations, LGBTQ, people with special challenges, rural and coastal peoples, who have been and are traditionally excluded must be intentionally listened to, and brought into the circle of all.

Use the correct language when referring to people in conditions of poverty– not the poor, the marginalized, the less fortunate, the disadvantage.. etc. etc.. you know all the names used to refer to people forced into poverty

Do remember that there is lots of expertise in our communities, we know how to transform the situations we have to face, besides resisting them, we create possibilities. When we say we know how to end poverty and hunger, listen to us.. it is because of the illegal colonial practices, that we do not have our lands, water, seeds.. we know how to feed people, we have been doing this in spite of the land graving that is still going on. See our expertise. Do not continue to dismiss it, commit to not do it any more.

Know that INGOs and NGOs can only accompany us in the social transformations that must happen, but each of person can choose to walk with us. Do not look down on us, nor use our situation to live privileged life.

Be willing to see deeply on what has been going on.. we know of high level staff at the UN, who deny the impact of the historical colonial and slavery experiences.. these two are key to understand the conditions in which we are now, and to figure out the ways to move ahead. Cultural aspects are also very important factors of development

For our communities peace and development are one and the same.. and happiness is what we see as a good result of them… success and progress do not mean the same to us as those people that see them as privilege, position and money.

The UN is a peace organization, thus all its work must be for the enjoyment of a culture of peace.

We understand that there is a critical financial and economic crisis, a crisis of employment and an environmental – climate change crisis that are impacting very negatively all aspects of life and that is also at the roots of conflict and violence, and wars.

Especially we need to call attention to the following recommendation, which for our people is the most important and needed work that must carried out immediately:

We are affirming the recommendation consumption and production patterns by Social Watch:

Joint civil society action around Post-2015 has to focus on goals and commitments for the countries of the North, the necessary changes of the consumption and production patterns in these countries, and the structural framework conditions shaped by these countries, particularly in the global financial, investment and trade systems.

This call to do this urgent work is best understood and underlined by a message from Bolivians on the terrible floorings they are suffering today: Therefore the Bolivian tragedy cannot be blamed only in climate change but in the fatal combination of causes all related to the thirst for energy of the occidental way of life.

Here are suggested indicators to measure the effectiveness of this work, they were presented Feb 2014 to the UN by the Women Major Group and the Women Post 2015 Coalition working for the creation of the SDGs:

• Secure Safe and Sustainable and Just Production and Consumption Patterns and eliminate hazardous substances and technologies.
• Guarantee (100%) application of the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle to policies and programs on sustainable production and consumption and to new and existing technologies, products and waste management processes.
• Ensure full application of prior free and informed consent: Indigenous and local knowledge systems and technologies are adequately recognized, protected, strengthened and used ensuring control by the indigenous communities. Women and other affected groups participate effectively in decision-making throughout all stages of technology development, including assessment.
• Eliminate (100%) hazardous substances: Phase out harmful substances and chemicals and radioactive substances linked with persistent and/or irreversible damage to humans and the environment.
• Harmful chemicals: hazardous pesticides, endocrine disrupting chemicals, CMRs, PB…etc.
• Harmful substances including so mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, asbestos in products and processes

Radioactive substances

• Eliminate (100%) all unsustainable tax incentives: Tax exemptions, subsidies, regulatory frameworks and other incentives are redirected towards sustainable, knowledge and employment-intensive sectors and local sustainable value chains and away from unsustainable activities, including industrial fisheries, forestry and agriculture, risky and otherwise unsustainable forms of energy production like fossil fuels, nuclear energy, unconventional energy production/franking and industrial bioenergy, extractive industries and chemical industry
• 100% Internalization of environmental costs for the full life-cycle of products; this includes full insurance costs for greatest expectable accidents in case of high-risk technologies. Currently, nuclear power operators and many other high-risk industrial complexes, are exempted from insurance obligations, which means that in case of accidents, the tax-payer/ citizens end up paying for the damage.
• Full environmental and social corporate reporting and accountability. Set binding criteria that industrial production and consumption practices, especially extractive industries, do not cause violence, toxic pollution, displacement, poverty, resource scarcity, gender disparity, or environmental degradation.
• Enact corporate social accountability standards are put in place to enforce decent labor conditions and prevent overuse and overproduction of resources and pollution by investors and corporations.
• Ensure access to environmentally sound technologies, developing countries have equitable access to technologies, agreement on lifting of intellectual property barriers and measures to ensure that knowledge is in the public domain.
• Full technology assessment and authorization: Ensure independent social and environmental impact assessments to monitor and evaluate new and existing industries by establishing a multilateral mechanism for ecological, social, cultural, and economic evaluation of technologies. Enact moratorium on all technologies that can damage Earth cycles, such as geo-engineering and deep sea mining.

 And here is also the Oxfam document on inequalities:

 http://www.oxfam.org/en/policy/working-for-the-few-economic-inequality

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UN Women Care CIUK WRGE Brief v3

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Soka Gakkai Internatio​nal CSW58 Parallel Event

Dear Friends,

Please join us on Thursday for this round table discussion on Women’s Leadership.  It promises to take our conversation circle discussion and and allow us to explore the topic in more depth.
I hope to see you there.
Best, Mary Mack

CSW58 Parallel Event Flyer FINAL 2014

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Celebratin​g Int. Women’s Day on CCAFS blog

Tweets:   – Gender: from latecomer to shaping a new research agenda for agriculture and climate change I @cgiarclimate http://ow.ly/ul751 #IWD  – Project pioneers: Understanding how women #farmers lead the way in mitigation activities bit.ly/1icfiJq via @cgiarclimate #IWD  – Want to learn more abt #gender in the context of #climatechange? Upcoming manual will lead the way ow.ly/ugtza #IWD @cgiarclimate

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

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Elizabeth Eggerts

UNDP Gender Team

Bureau for Development Policy

New York, NY 10017

elizabeth.eggerts@undp.org

http://www.undp.org

UN-UNEP Red Guidance Note Gender Sensitive REDD English FINAL PDF

http://www.peacewomen.org/publications_enews_issue.php?id=193

CBM Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals policy brief: Gender equality and women’s empowerment: women and girls with disabilities
10 Feb 2014 | Addressing Inequalities: Article by emlockwood@gmail.com

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2014. http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/

comp001.htm

8  Groce, N. (1997). Women with Disabilities in the Developing World, Arenas for Policy Revision and programmatic change, Journal of Disability Policy, (8), 177. It could also be reasonable then to suggest that the experience of women with disabilities falling between the gaps of gender and disability could be described as similar to that of the case made by Kimberley Crenshaw

on race and gender where she claims that the

“ intersection of racism and sexism factors into black women’s lives in ways that cannot be captured wholly by looking at the race of gender dimensions of those experiences separately; also for further reading on intersecting identities and their invisibility’ see Crenshaw, K. “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity, Politics, and Violence Against, Women of Color”. Stanford Law Review, Vol. 43, July 1991.

9  Women with Disabilities Australia. (2009). “Parenting Issues for Women with Disabilities in Australia”.

10  See pages 7 and 8 of http://www.un.org/esa/ socdev/unyin/documents/children_disability_ rights.pdf

11  International Labour Organization (ILO). (2008). “Count us In: How to make sure that women with disabilities can participate effectively in mainstream women’s entrepreneurship development activities”. ILO: Geneva.

12  Takamine, Y. (2003). “Disability Issues in East

Asia: Review and Ways Forward”. World Bank

East Asia and Pacific Region.

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Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with

Disabilities. 18-22 August 2003: Bangkok.

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16  Human Rights Watch. (2010). “As if we weren’t human: Discrimination and Violence Against Disabled Women”. Uganda.

17  United Nations. (2012). Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences. http://www.ohchr. org/Documents/Issues/Women/A.67.227.pdf

18  Ortoleva, S. and Lewis, H. (2012). “Forgotten sisters- a report on violence against women with disabilities: an overview of its nature, scope, causes and consequences”. School of Law Faculty Publications. Paper 184.

CBM Australia and AusAID (2013) “Triple Jeopardy – a study of violence against women with disabilities in Cambodia”.

19  UNDP (2009). “Pacific sisters with disabilities:

at the intersection of discrimination”, UNDP

Pacific Centre: Fiji.

20  Human Rights Watch (2010). “As if we weren’t human: Discrimination and Violence Against Disabled Women”. Uganda.

21  Ibid.

22  Ortoleva, S. “Women with Disabilities and

the Justice System: Rights without Remedies”,

A blog from The World Justice Project. Accessed January 20th 2014. http://worldjusticeproject. org/blog/women-disabilities-and-justice-system- rights-without-remedies

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24  For further reading see CBM Australia and AusAID, “Triple Jeopardy – a study of violence against women with disabilities in Cambodia” (2013).

25  Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA). (2009). “Parenting Issues for Women with Disabilities in Australia”. A policy paper by WWDA: Australia.

26  Ortoleva, S. and Frohmader, C. (2013).

“The Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities”. ICDP Beyond 2014, International conference on human rights, Issues paper, July 1st 2013.

27  Human Rights Watch (2012). “I Want To Be

A Citizen Just Like Any Other. Barriers to Political Participation for People with Disabilities in Peru”. Human Rights Watch: USA.
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WORLDVIEW IMPACT              http://www.worldviewimpact.com/

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Press Release: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngc​uka from South Africa appointed as new UN Women Executive Director
For immediate release Date: 10 July 2013	Media Inquiries Oisika Chakrabarti,+1 646 781-4522 oisika.chakrabarti[at]unwomen.org Sharon Grobeisen, +1 646 781-4753 sharon.grobeisen[at]unwomen.org

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http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/57sess.htm

Global Fund for Women  share this video “Ready to Change the World?”

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Is a global call for action, launched in November 2009, on ending violence

against women and girls. It is presented by UNIFEM as a contribution to

advance the objectives of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s campaign

UNiTE to End Violence against women.                        

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EIGHT GOALS FOR THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR 2015

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Gender and Climate Change The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC, as stated in its Article 2, is to stabilize                                          greenhouse gas concentrations “in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent  dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”. It is                                          increasingly evident that women are at the centre of the climate change challenge. Women are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts, such as droughts,                                          floods and other extreme weather events, but they also have a critical role in                                          combatting climate change.     Connecting Climate and                                                Gender Gender under the COP UNFCCC Gender balance Linking gender and climate                                                change In Focus Events Publications Social Media Outreach UNFCCC facebook UNFCCC twitter

Gender under the COP COP 18 in DohaAt its eighteenth session, the COP adopted a decision on promoting gender balance and                                          improving the participation of women in UNFCCC negotiations and in the representation                                          of Parties in bodies established pursuant to the Convention or the Kyoto Protocol.  The decision 23/CP.18 can be found in the                                           COP 18 report.COP 18 requested Parties and observer organizations to submit to the secretariat                                          their views on options and ways to advance the goal of gender balance in bodies established pursuant to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, in order to improve      women’s participation and inform more effective climate change policy that  addresses the needs of women and men equally (para 2 and 11 of decision                                           23/CP.18). Submissions have been received from Parties  and Observers. A miscellaneous document on options and ways to advance the gender balance goal has been compiled, which can be found                                           here.The upcoming COP 19 in WarsawFor the item on “Gender and Climate Change”, documents for consideration                                          are:

• The report on gender composition. Note by the secretariat (FCCC/CP/2013/4).
• A miscellaneous document on options and ways to advance the gender balance goal.                                          Submissions from Parties and observer organizations (FCCC/CP/2013/MISC.2).

UNFCCC Gender balanceSince COP 18 in Doha, the UNFCCC secretariat has been tracking gender balance in                                          UNFCCC constituted bodies and at relevant meetings. The data is being compiled and will be available via this webpage in the second quarter of 2013. The report mandated in the COP 18 decision has been published: Report on Gender Composition. Note by the secretariat.Linking gender and climate changeGender and adaptation Integrating considerations of gender into medium- and long-term adaptation can help to ensure                                          that adaptation is effective and implementable on the ground. It can help to ensure                                          that the implementation of adaptation activities will not exacerbate inequalities and other vulnerabilities, it can help to fulfil the specific needs of the most                                          vulnerable, and it can ensure the equal participation of men and women in the decision-making and implementation phases of these activities. Women can act as                                          agents of change at different levels of the adaptation process.Gender and financial support A gender perspective needs to be taken into account when developing resource mobilization                                          strategies, applying climate finance instruments, and ensuring equal participation in                                          the deployment of financial resources, particularly at the local level.Gender and mitigation Action to mitigate climate change has the potential to also bring about local                                          gender-positive impacts. This may be achieved by the general nature of a mitigation project or programme, such as clean energy for household lighting or cooking, or by                                          gender equity impacts being specifically considered early in the project planning                                          stage e.g. considering where revenues will flow. Projects under the Protocol’s flexible mechanisms, CDM and JI, have shown themselves to have                                          potentially positive impacts on the lives of women – by improving livelihoods and health and allowing time for the pursuit of additional opportunities.Gender and technology support  The development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies represent an                                          opportunity to increase efforts on gender mainstreaming with regard to technology access and information and training on the use of appropriate technologies.Gender and capacity-building  support A gender-sensitive approach to creating, developing and strengthening institutional,                                          systemic and human-resource capacity-building can foster gender balance in                                          decision-making on, delivery of and access to means and tools of implementation for  mitigation of adaptation actions.In FocusMomentum for Change: Women for Results showcases women-led activities that address climate                                          change. These “lighthouse activities” will demonstrate measurable impact on the ground, and the potential for replicability and scalability at the local,                                          national and international levels.Upcoming events            Events to take place at the upcoming COP 19 session in Warsaw include:

• An in-session workshop This workshop will be on gender balance in                                            the UNFCCC process, gender-sensitive climate policy and capacity-building activities to promote the greater participation of women in the UNFCCC                                            process.  It was mandated by COP 18 (para  10 of decision 23/CP.18) and will take place on Tuesday 12 November 2013, 15:00-18:00.   More information on the workshop can be found here.
• Gender Day on Tuesday 19 NovemberDuring this day, a high-level                                            event, side events and other activities dedicated to the topic of gender will take place in Warsaw.
• The in-session high-level event under the Conference of the Parties, entitled Vision 50/50: Women for Action on Climate Change will take place in the conference premises in Warsaw, on Tuesday,  19 November 2013 from 11:30 to 13:00. The event will be open to Parties and observers. The provisional programme and additional information on the event will be announced on the UNFCCC website soon.

Previous events

Lunchtime event: Promoting gender balance and the empowerment of women in the                                          UNFCCC process, 7 June 2013 On June 7, during the UN Climate Change Conference June 2013 (SB 38), UN Women, MRFCJ, GGCA, UNFCCC                                          secretariat organized a side event on promoting gender balance and the empowerment of women in the UNFCCC process. This lunchtime event brought together Parties, observers, UN System entities, experts, civil society representatives and other stakeholders who shared insights and discussed effort  to strengthen gender balance, enhance the empowerment of women in the UNFCCC process,  and advance gender-sensitive climate policy. The event also marked the launch of a desk research conducted by UN Women and MRFCJ on “Advancing the goal of gender balance in multilateral and intergovernmental processes”.

Concept note (429 kB) A summary of the above event appears in the 7 June edition of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin  ‘On the Side’ (scroll down for ‘Promoting Gender Balance and the Empowerment of Women in the UNFCCC Process’)

Twitter chat with Christiana Figueres and the GGCA on the COP 18 Gender                                         

Decision, 14 May 2013 On 14 May, Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres engaged on Twitter on the COP 18 Gender Decision. The live Twitter chat was                                          hosted by the Global Gender and Climate  Alliance (GGCA) and focused on the key objectives of the decision. View Storify version of the chat.

Publications CDM and Women

The Rio Conventions: Action on Gender

The Full View: Advancing the goal of gender balance in multilateral and intergovernmental processes

(research report by UN Women Research report by  UN Women and the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice)

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