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Gender equality and women’s human rights are fundamental to combating climate change


Over the past several years of the international climate change negotiations it has been established and agreed by governments across the world, who are Parties to the UNFCCC, that gender equality and ensuring women’s human rights are necessary to effectively act on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Read More

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CSW66 Parallel event: “Debunking the Myth of False Solutions, Towards Feminist Climate Justice”
 March 16, 2022

The Women’s Major Group, Campaign of Campaigns and the Women and Gender Constituency proudly present our CSW66 parallel event: “Debunking the Myth of False Solutions, Towards Feminist Climate Justice” Gender inequality and the climate crisis are deeply intertwined. Women, girls, non-binary and gender-expansive people are not only disproportionately affected by the climate crises, they are… Read More

New Factsheet on Climate Justice and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 March 14, 2022

The SRHR and CJ coalition is pleased to release its factsheet in preparation for CSW66. Climate change, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are inextricably linked. SRHR must be considered as a key component of climate adaptation and resilience action and of climate justice. The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights… Read More

WGC at CSW66 from 14-25 March
 March 11, 2022

This year the Commission on the Status of Women focus on the priority theme of “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes.” The outcome of the conference can inform other UN processes such as the UNFCCC but… Read More

No climate justice, no peace without feminists: International Women’s Day 8th March
 March 8, 2022

8th March is International Women’s Day, every year, yet this year has brought on top of the climate crises and a worldwide pandemic, more war – unrevealing the toxic masculinity of authoritarian leaders: Not respecting peace, not respecting the change we really need and not respecting gender equality and human rights. Take the chance to… Read More

PRESS RELEASE: The Power is With Us: COP26 Fails People & Planet
 November 13, 2021

Download Press Release as PDF   PRESS RELEASE 13/11/2021 Contact: Mara Dolan, mara@wedo.org The Power is With Us: COP26 Fails People & Planet Glasgow, Scotland – After two weeks at one of the most exclusive, inaccessible and unjust COPs that the Women and Gender Constituency has experienced, Parties failed to meet the moment that our… Read More

PRESS RELEASE: FEMINISTS BLOC HIGHLIGHTED GENDER JUSTICE  AT NOVEMBER 6 DAY OF ACTION
 November 7, 2021

PRESS RELEASE 7/11/2021 Contact: Mara Dolan, mara@wedo.org FEMINISTS BLOC HIGHLIGHTED GENDER JUSTICE  AT NOVEMBER 6 DAY OF ACTION Glasgow, Scotland – At 13:00 GMT on November 6, the Women & Gender Constituency and allies marched in a feminist bloc at the Global Day of Action March for Climate Justice.  Women climate and environmental rights defenders… Read More

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The Women and Gender Constituency hosts an ‘advocacy list’ which is open to members of civil society who agree to our advocacy principles and communication guidelines and who would like to engage in advocacy on all aspects of international climate policy and gender equality. To join this list, please complete the form via this link.

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