This year marks the 15th anniversary of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform Action and for the third review of advance and remaining challenges. Due to this, we are dedicating our traditional Special “Women’s International Day” (March 8) to this statement, signed 15 years ago by governments of all the world. In Beijing, the main conferred was mainly the strategic objectives, but today, from this space we want to talk of commitments, the commitments that the Latin American countries acquired towards equality, commitments that have not been fulfilled.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced an important new climate change financing group last week, but out of the 19 people named, no women were included. This is unfortunate because women will bear the brunt of the effects of climate change and are key to any climate solutions.
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.
Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) launched today an extensive report documenting how catastrophe related to climate change will have a much greater impact on women, including in the UK if the Government fails to address gender inequality.
We would like to inform you of two side events of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) conference that WOCAN is engaged in, on March 6 with Heifer International and March 10 with FAO and the Huairou Commission.
This year's theme is the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000). Emphasis will be placed on the sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals. Member States, representatives of non-governmental organizations and of UN entities will participate in the meeting.
A series of parallel events will provide additional opportunities for information exchange and networking.
The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University invites applications for the Marie Tharp Fellowship for Women.
This award aims to provide an opportunity for women scientists to conduct research at Columbia University. Fellows will be awarded up to $30,000 for a period of 3 months, and will have an opportunity to work with faculty, research staff, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students during their fellowship. Each Fellow is expected to make a scientific presentation during her residence. Deadline to apply is March 15, 2010.
The Center for Women's Global Leadership seeks a full time director to oversee the Center's programs and projects. Applicants should have significant experience in social justice advocacy and activism.
We would like to invite you to participate in an on-line discussion on Women and Environment to be held from 1 to 27 February 2010, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN HABITAT.
The purpose of the e-discussion is to bring together experts, practitioners and policy-makers, from within and outside of the UN system, to formulate critical policy messages to the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000). The discussion is hosted by WomenWatch (http://www.un.org/womenwatch), an inter-agency project of the United Nations Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE).
Awarded biennially, the Equator Prize recognizes community-based initiatives that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in reducing poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the equatorial belt. Prize winners receive worldwide recognition for their work as well as an opportunity to help shape national and global policy and practice in the field. The fact that the Equator Prize will be awarded in 2010 has special significance, as it is the International Year of Biodiversity.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009: With a firm agreement elusive in the final days before the start of UN negotiations on climate change in December, the ability of local communities in the Arab region to fight the negative effects of climate change hang in the balance. In a region already burdened by conflict and water insecurity, the lack of an immediate, binding and adequately financed agreement in Copenhagen that allows for action to be taken on the ground will prove to be disastrous.
