Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) and Women of Europe for a Common Future (WECF)
5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations
(Declaration Session) - General Assembly, Informal meeting
Intervention on behalf of WECAN-LAC y WECF
Delivered by: Kiyomi Nagumo from Bolivia
February 19, 2015, New York
Good morning, my name is Kiyomi Nagumo, speaking on behalf of the Women`s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) and Women of Europe for a Common Future (WECF)
Although many countries have tried to generate policies to eradicate structural violence against women, we must acknowledge that the structures of abuse cannot be eliminated if we do not recognize that we live in a patriarchal system where we, women, are assumed as an object and that the regulatory, social, legal and economic structures are based on our bodies. Therefore part of the global economy is the result of the unpaid work we do.
However, we have seen a failure to include women in spaces (sits) of power, wrongly thinking that empowerment will come with only a name or percentage within decision making spaces. Talking about the empowerment of women it has a great responsibility because it becomes necessary to work in the legal recognition and social recognition.
If we really want a change is important to take into account and promote the political pair in an effective acknowledging that women are half of the world, therefore half the planet.
Establishing specific on equitable access to land tenure and natural resource policies, since the policy or established standards are not sufficient necessary control mechanisms exist, and carrying them. Because without them, we cannot access spaces shots of local, regional, national and even international decision.
We are aware that the least developed countries, indigenous peoples, intercultural communities and rural communities suffer from droughts, floods, hail, pests, so it is necessary to establish mechanisms to adapt to the changing weather conditions. "If the planet is wrong, we are worst"
We are convinced that there is no person, organization, community, province, region or nation who can solve the problem of climate change and sustainable development alone, so it is vital that international commitments do not remain neglected and that governments respond to the same level of urgency.
Sustainable development goes hand in hand with the empowerment of women and of women's movement, we can contribute to, and influence local and international governance in order to generate policies, raise climate measures and sustainable solutions, to ensure respect and sovereignty of our people, so they can design and determine their own future, drafting a new course ensuring coexistence and living well in relationship with the environment
States should take into account that it is time to achieve global cooperation and coordination understanding of our peoples and cultures and taking into account that there are intercultural regulatory, economic and social plural systems.
Therefore, the Declaration of the post-2015 agenda needs q countries commit to the rights of half the planet are guaranteed and implemented, to others that are consistent with the climate agreement.
Thank you very much!
(Declaration Session) - General Assembly, Informal meeting
Intervention on behalf of WECAN-LAC y WECF
Delivered by: Kiyomi Nagumo from Bolivia
February 19, 2015, New York
Good morning, my name is Kiyomi Nagumo, speaking on behalf of the Women`s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) and Women of Europe for a Common Future (WECF)
Although many countries have tried to generate policies to eradicate structural violence against women, we must acknowledge that the structures of abuse cannot be eliminated if we do not recognize that we live in a patriarchal system where we, women, are assumed as an object and that the regulatory, social, legal and economic structures are based on our bodies. Therefore part of the global economy is the result of the unpaid work we do.
However, we have seen a failure to include women in spaces (sits) of power, wrongly thinking that empowerment will come with only a name or percentage within decision making spaces. Talking about the empowerment of women it has a great responsibility because it becomes necessary to work in the legal recognition and social recognition.
If we really want a change is important to take into account and promote the political pair in an effective acknowledging that women are half of the world, therefore half the planet.
Establishing specific on equitable access to land tenure and natural resource policies, since the policy or established standards are not sufficient necessary control mechanisms exist, and carrying them. Because without them, we cannot access spaces shots of local, regional, national and even international decision.
We are aware that the least developed countries, indigenous peoples, intercultural communities and rural communities suffer from droughts, floods, hail, pests, so it is necessary to establish mechanisms to adapt to the changing weather conditions. "If the planet is wrong, we are worst"
We are convinced that there is no person, organization, community, province, region or nation who can solve the problem of climate change and sustainable development alone, so it is vital that international commitments do not remain neglected and that governments respond to the same level of urgency.
Sustainable development goes hand in hand with the empowerment of women and of women's movement, we can contribute to, and influence local and international governance in order to generate policies, raise climate measures and sustainable solutions, to ensure respect and sovereignty of our people, so they can design and determine their own future, drafting a new course ensuring coexistence and living well in relationship with the environment
States should take into account that it is time to achieve global cooperation and coordination understanding of our peoples and cultures and taking into account that there are intercultural regulatory, economic and social plural systems.
Therefore, the Declaration of the post-2015 agenda needs q countries commit to the rights of half the planet are guaranteed and implemented, to others that are consistent with the climate agreement.
Thank you very much!