Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN), 2017: GFC's partner produced this shadow report as response to Nepal's 2017 Voluntary National Review. This report has been prepared based on consultations in different local communities and with rural women’s groups who are sustainably managing natural resources in ways that need to be recognised in order [...]
Country: Nepal Works for: Global Forest Coalition Partner Role in #women2030: Gender trainer "Working with community is so important in my life." "I have been working for over 15 years on community rights. A lawyer, facilitator and mother." There are many words representing me but one thing for sure, I love my life and enjoy [...]
Country: Peru & Netherlands Works for: Gender & Water Alliance (GWA) Role in #women2030: Organising partner, has drafted the training master manual Related SDGs: SDG 5, SDG 4, SDG 6, SDG 10, SDG 17 I am the Senior Gender and Water Programme Officer at GWA. Of rural Peruvian origin, I have been living in the Netherlands for [...]
High Level Political Forum 2017: Eni Lestari, International Migrants Alliance (IMA), delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women's Major Group during session on the review of goals: "thematic review SDG 17: Investing in and financing for SDGs Q&A"Women’s Major Group call upon all the member states NOT TO TRADE WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS WITH MONEY [...]
High Level Political Forum on "eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions through promoting sustainable development, expanding opportunities and addressing related challenges". Our shadow report consultant from Malaysia, Rizal Rozhan (EMPOWER) speaking on behalf of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth, asking his Government of Malaysia about their National Voluntary Review [...]
High Level Political Forum on "eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions through promoting sustainable development, expanding opportunities and addressing related challenges". Our shadow report consultant from Tajikistan, Alla Kuvatova (NGO New Panorama) speaking on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the session "Thematic Review SDG 17:Advancing science, technology and innovation for [...]
Climate negotiations (COP22), Joint Intervention at High Level Dialogue on Finance: our gender trainer Titilope Ngozi Akosa delivering a joint intervention on behalf of Youth, Women and Gender, Farmers and Environmental NGO’s. We demand that climate finance be 100% gender-responsive, as agreed in the Paris Agreement, with all obligations ensuring gender equality integration. Specific measures [...]
Climate negotiations (COP22), COP 22 Opening: our gender trainer Hawa Nibi Amenga-Etego delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC). While the agreement in Paris may represent a starting point for collective action– the terms are still unclear, the ambition is too low, and the rights of peoples, the ecosystem [...]
Climate negotiations (COP22), APA 1-2 Opening: our gender trainer Kiruka Nnaemego delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC). Though only the mitigation section of the NDCs are on the agenda, the WGC would like to reiterate that NDCs should include not only elements of the Paris agreement but also [...]
Climate negotiations (COP22), SBSTA 45 Opening: our gender trainer Getrude Kenyangi delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC). In terms of loss & damage, the Executive Committee’s report must include a stronger emphasis on gendered non-economic impacts (e.g. loss of safety, power, autonomy, health - including mental health); pre-existing [...]
