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Women?s Rights and Beijing +15 Conference

August 17th, 2010 Comments off

Coinciding with International Women?s Day, the beginning of March saw the 54th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women to report on global efforts toward democracy and human development through the empowerment of women.

Despite the 2-week meeting and many issues being progressed, there were still uncertainties in areas such as commitments to various gender related rights and funding.

This small update includes further links and description of the above conference, as well as further links, quotes and a video on women?s rights related issues.

Read full article: Women?s Rights

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Pozna? Climate Change Conference Overview

July 31st, 2010 Comments off

An overview of the Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 14), held in Pozna?, Poland, at the beginning of December, 2008. As with past conferences, this too was not without its controversies. For example, while the Adaptation Fund was launched the funding of it caused lots of disagreements. The conference came at a time when Europe seemed to weaken their usually strong stance on climate change action and on news that in recent years, emissions from industrialized nations had risen.Nokia
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Women?s Rights and Beijing +15 Conference

July 24th, 2010 Comments off

Coinciding with International Women?s Day, the beginning of March saw the 54th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women to report on global efforts toward democracy and human development through the empowerment of women.

Despite the 2-week meeting and many issues being progressed, there were still uncertainties in areas such as commitments to various gender related rights and funding.

This small update includes further links and description of the above conference, as well as further links, quotes and a video on women?s rights related issues.

Read full article: Women?s Rights

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Women?s Rights and Beijing +15 Conference

July 23rd, 2010 Comments off

Coinciding with International Women?s Day, the beginning of March saw the 54th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women to report on global efforts toward democracy and human development through the empowerment of women.

Despite the 2-week meeting and many issues being progressed, there were still uncertainties in areas such as commitments to various gender related rights and funding.

This small update includes further links and description of the above conference, as well as further links, quotes and a video on women?s rights related issues.

Read full article: Women?s Rights

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Pozna? Climate Change Conference Overview

July 19th, 2010 Comments off

An overview of the Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 14), held in Pozna?, Poland, at the beginning of December, 2008. As with past conferences, this too was not without its controversies. For example, while the Adaptation Fund was launched the funding of it caused lots of disagreements. The conference came at a time when Europe seemed to weaken their usually strong stance on climate change action and on news that in recent years, emissions from industrialized nations had risen.Saic
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