Gender equality and equity are matters of fundamental human rights and social justice, as well as a pre-condition for sustainable development and the achievement of IUCN’s mission.
18 May
Note by the Executive Secretary The Executive Secretary is attaching herewith, for the information of participants in the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Gender Action Plan under the Convention on Biological Diversity elaborated at a workshop organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Senior Gender Advisor [...]
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17 May
As part of IOM’s annual International Dialogue on Migration – dedicated in 2011 to the theme The Future of Migration: Building Capacities for Change – the IOM membership selected the topic “Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration” as the focus of a workshop in Geneva, Switzerland on 29 and 30 March 2011. The workshop identified some [...]
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14 May
As a country rebuilding its economy after a 14-year civil conflict, Liberia has recognized the need for the protection of the rights of all its citizens. Particular focus is on the formulation and development of policies and programmes for addressing the rights of women since they are the most discriminated against and deprived people in [...]
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10 May
En la undécima sesión del Foro permanente para las cuestiones indígenas, ONU Mujeres organizó el evento “Buenas prácticas: aportes de las mujeres indígenas a los procesos de ciudadanía y gobernanza”. El panel se centró en los resultados de políticas públicas en México que han intentado integrar una perspectiva intercultural y de género para hacer progresar [...]
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25 Apr
IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre called for education and career opportunities for women in the energy sector during the“EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit”, which brought together high-profile speakers including European Commission’s President José Manuel Barroso and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Chairing the panel on “’A Gender and Rights-based Approach to Energy Access and [...]
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14 Apr
Responses to climate change tend to focus on scientific and economic solutions rather than addressing the vitally significant human and gender dimensions. For climate change responses to be effective thinking must move beyond these limited approaches to become people-focused, and focus on the challenges and opportunities that climate change presents in the struggle for gender [...]
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2 Apr
Thank you for your interest in taking part in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012! Please click here to register now. How it works In order to participate, you first need to fill in the online registration form. A fee will then apply based on your category of participation. Rates and categories are listed below. Registration will [...]
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20 Mar
A growing literature reveals how climate change affects women first and worst, and respond to it differently from men. Women are also a key part of the solution. Yet, government’s climate plans and adaptation practices by non-government actors and the scientific community do not reflect these gender aspects. In India, CDKN is supporting evidence-based policy [...]
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8 Mar
International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women making history. Today, the voices of women in Africa are being heard as they engage in action to limit climate change through deforestation. With carbon emissions from forest loss estimated to account for about 20% of human-induced emissions, conserving forests is critical to tackling climate change. [...]
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6 Mar
México, 5 Mar. (Notimex).- El desarrollo sustentable no se logrará sin la plena incorporación de las mujeres”, dijo la bióloga mexicana Julia Carabias al moderar la mesa de Ambientalistas, la última del primer día de actividades del segundo Congreso Internacional la Experiencia Intelectual de las Mujeres en el Siglo XXI, realizada aquí. En la charla [...]
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