stay tuned for more updates on the move and wedo's archival

Gender Equality in Climate Policy Updates from UNFCCC: From May 16th to May 26th, the WEDO team joined over 1,500 observers to attend the 44th session of the UN Climate Change Negotiations in Bonn, Germany. Read more . Sustainable Cities Updates from Habitat III: From July 25th to July 27th, WEDO attended the last preparatory committee before the Habitat III Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development where world leaders will meet to review the global urban agenda. As a lead partner of the World Urban Campaign, WEDO will work to highlight and support the contributions women bring to sustainable cities. Read more . Sustainable Development Goals Updates from the High-Level Political Forum: From July 11th to July 20th, WEDO attended the High-Level Political Forum, the U.N.’s key mechanism for tracking progress on the new Sustainable Development Goals. The Women's Major Group expressed grave concern that the HLPF failed to address key obstacles to the achievement of the SDGs. Read more . Women's Global Call for Climate Justice Updates from the Campaign: From climate justice marches in Cameroon and educational workshops in Brazil to national mobilizations in the Philippines and press conferences in Guatemala, women around the world are #BreakingFree and taking a stand against false solutions. Read more . Discussion Paper: Gender Equality Just Transition - Majandra Rodriguez Acha How can we ensure implementation of the Paris agreement in a just and equitable manner, taking into account a feminist analysis of a “just transition” and promoting energy democracy? Read more. Women Leaders & Feminism: Always a Match? - Prachi Rao Women's political participation and leadership have improved at an alarmingly slow rate and women are still not at the table when critical decisions are made. What does true representation look like and how do we push for intersectional feminist leadership? Read more. Lumad women calling for coal moratorium now! Photo by Philippine Development Initiatives - Pdiars We've Moved! After 20 years, the WEDO office has relocated to: 9 East 37th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10016 Stay tuned for more updates on the move and WEDO's archival process. International Youth Day: Celebrating Milestones and Momentum - Deanna Drenga A young activist's reflections on youth participation, women's rights and measuring progress towards collective goals for sustainable development. Read more.

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Page 1: Stay tuned for more updates on the move and WEDO's archival

GenderEqualityinClimatePolicyUpdatesfromUNFCCC:FromMay16thtoMay26th,theWEDOteamjoinedover1,500observerstoattendthe44thsessionoftheUNClimateChangeNegotiationsinBonn,Germany.Readmore.

SustainableCitiesUpdatesfromHabitatIII:FromJuly25thtoJuly27th,WEDOattendedthelastpreparatorycommitteebeforetheHabitatIIIConferenceonHousingandSustainableUrbanDevelopmentwhereworldleaderswillmeettoreviewtheglobalurbanagenda.AsaleadpartneroftheWorldUrbanCampaign,WEDOwillworktohighlightandsupportthecontributionswomenbringtosustainablecities.Readmore.

SustainableDevelopmentGoalsUpdatesfromtheHigh-LevelPoliticalForum:FromJuly11thtoJuly20th,WEDOattendedtheHigh-LevelPoliticalForum,theU.N.’skeymechanismfortrackingprogressonthenewSustainableDevelopmentGoals.TheWomen'sMajorGroupexpressedgraveconcernthattheHLPFfailedtoaddresskeyobstaclestotheachievementoftheSDGs.Readmore.

Women'sGlobalCallforClimateJusticeUpdatesfromtheCampaign:FromclimatejusticemarchesinCameroonandeducationalworkshopsinBraziltonationalmobilizationsinthePhilippinesandpressconferencesinGuatemala,womenaroundtheworldare#BreakingFreeandtakingastandagainstfalsesolutions.Readmore.

DiscussionPaper:GenderEqualityJustTransition-MajandraRodriguezAchaHowcanweensureimplementationoftheParisagreementinajustandequitablemanner,takingintoaccountafeministanalysisofa“justtransition”andpromotingenergydemocracy?Readmore.

WomenLeaders&Feminism:AlwaysaMatch?-PrachiRaoWomen'spoliticalparticipationandleadershiphaveimprovedatanalarminglyslowrateandwomenarestillnotatthetablewhencriticaldecisionsaremade.Whatdoestruerepresentationlooklikeandhowdowepushforintersectionalfeministleadership?Readmore.

Lumadwomencallingforcoalmoratoriumnow!

PhotobyPhilippineDevelopmentInitiatives-Pdiars

We'veMoved!After20years,theWEDOofficehasrelocatedto:

9East37thStreet,5thFloor,NewYork,NY,10016StaytunedformoreupdatesonthemoveandWEDO'sarchivalprocess.

InternationalYouthDay:CelebratingMilestonesandMomentum-DeannaDrengaAyoungactivist'sreflectionsonyouthparticipation,women'srightsandmeasuringprogresstowardscollectivegoalsforsustainabledevelopment.Readmore.

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YoungFeministsForClimateJusticeIfyoumissedthefirst“FeminismandClimateJustice”webinarorganizedbytheYoungFeministsforClimateJusticenetwork,featuringHeniaBelalia,AngelaBartolomeandmoderatedbyReneeKarunungan,youcanwatchitonourwebsitenow.

FierceFeministoftheMonthCongratulationstoWEDOYouthAmbassador,LathaSwamy,graduatingwithaMastersofEnvironmentalManagementfromYaleUniversity!Herincrediblecaprepresentsallhermaininterests(tropicalforests,health,agriculture,andgender).

COMINGSOON!"WEDOLINKS"WEDOislaunchinganewweeklynewsletterroundingupthemostpressingnewsandmedialinkingwomen'srights,environment,anddevelopment.Alongwiththenews,therewillbeclearcallstoaction,tweetsandgraphicsyoucansharetojointhemovementtoupholdhumanrightsandprotectourplanet.

FormoreofWEDO'srecentnews,toolsandreportsaswellasupcomingeventsclickbeloworvisitwww.wedo.org

WEDO|9East 37thSt reet ,5thFloor,NewYork,NY10016|+1(212)973-0325|[email protected]