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🌎 #ecofeminist network working from local to global in +70 countries for a healthy and gender-just planet
Our #UNEA7 event Toxic #SkinBleaching creams #mercury showed our partners #WEP documentary film on the huge problem in #Nigeria and Bangladesh government, #EEB #IPEN who spoke on growing global illegal sales, agressive (often racist and sexist) marketing see www.zeromercury.org/mercury-adde...
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
On international #HumanRights Day the Women’s Mayor Group #WMG called out some of the negotiators at #UNEA7 who are trying to move us all backwards 80 years or more by refusing to refer to #GenderEquality - while showing milesstones of the last decades including #CEDAW #SDGs #Beijing Platform Action
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
UN special rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Dr Marcos Orellana at #UNEA7 #GMGSF21 says non-toxic environment is a human rights & our responsibility to future generation. He announced his upcoming 2026 report on #foreverchemicals #PFAS where we can give input here:
www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Emotional minute of silence for the victims of the terrible violence in #Ukraine #Gaza and #Sudan following testimonies by participants at the 21st Global Major Group and Stakeholder Forum #GMGSF #UNEA7 including risk of nuclear disaster as Russian drone damaged #Chernobyl carcophage
December 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Register for the #UNEA7 event on Toxic Skin Bleaching - a growing global health threat - where our partners from Women Environmental Program #WEP #Nigeria will screen the new documentary ‘Fairness at a Cost’ with many testimonies ‘even babies harmed by toxic bleaching creams’
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
21st Global Major Group and Stakeholder Forum #GMGSF21 kicked off at #UNEA7 Nairobi with 1000 registered participants where we support the key messages action including with the Women’s Major Group
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Government and civil society met at the Women Delegates Lunch at the UN Environment Assembly #UNEA7 OECPR in #Nairobi to share priorities for UN resolutions that include women’s rights and gender equality recognition and actions
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
7th UN Environment Assembly #UNEA7 is where we meet governments and where we share our key concerns and policy recommendations, with the Women’s Major Group #WMG and allies working to end #plastic #chemical and #mining pollution that destroy health and livelihoods of women and their communities
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela engaged in a dialogue with Civil Society and Local Authorities on the Global Gateway investment program, our @saschawecf.bsky.social gave key messages on addressing risks and gaps incl. on human rights and protecting biodiversity & climate!
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
📣Got a bold idea for a fairer future?

Our #FundingFairerFutures Call is now open! 🌱

🔹 Who? Informal groups
🔹 Focus: Inclusive, feminist climate actions
🔹 Deadline: 26 January 2026

📩Apply now: www.wecf.org/funding-fair...

#euDEARprogramme
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
See you in an hour at the German Pavilion! 🙌
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Tomorrow you can also join this event on Intersectionality in Action: Youth Perspectives on Gender, Climate, and Justice.

This event seeks to move beyond token participation toward meaningful inclusion in policy processes. Will we see you there??
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Will we see you tomorrow at our event??

Come to the German Pavilion at 11.00 to discuss Feminist Solutions in the Just Transition.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just before we find out who the new Awardees are, join us in an interactive conversation with former Awardees! 💜

Join the pre-celebration before collectively making our way to the Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards Ceremony 2025! 🎉
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Today is finally the day! We will be meeting the new Gender Just Climate Solutions winners 🎉🎉

Will we see you there?

Important: New time and location! Meet us at 12.30 in Global Climate Action Area - Room 4 🙌
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
People’s Summit Climate March at #COP30 #Belem with the feminists calling for Gender-justice Climate-justice and Human rights in!! Give us that ambitous #GAP! And kick the polluters-out! #Feminists demand climate justice
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM

We shared our demands so loudly, that even within the gender negotiations that were happening earlier that afternoon, you could hear our rumblings of the powerful action: Baskets to Belem. ⁠

💜 Power to the feminists at the Women and Gender Constituency 💜
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
💜 Yesterday, the Women and Gender Constituency turned the blue zone purple for Gender Justice Day! 💜⁠

The collective call was clear: gender justice is climate action! ⁠
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🌍 Afrikadag 2025 | WECF’s event: Documentary & Panel
A session amplifying African ecofeminist voices and exploring how grassroots, women-led initiatives are shifting the narrative from dependency to power and tangible community change
Tickets? www.afrikadag.nl/tickets/ !
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Green Livelihoods Alliance, GFC and GAGGA have gender-forest champions dialogueing with ministers (Ireland, NL) on Indigenous Peoples and LC’s expertise to protect from deforestation, how to get funds to them, and not getting stuck in banks :) #COP30 #Belem
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Join our event at the French Pavilion, starting at 14h!
Will we see you there?
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The WECF team is ready for the Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30) 🇧🇷🌎 ⁠
Of course, we’re bringing feminist climate justice to the table. Climate action must center equality, care, and human rights! ⁠

Follow the link to read everything in detail! 🔗⁠https://www.wecf.org/our-focus-for-cop30/
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Building Bridges: Connecting Local Communities & Local Governments for Gender Just Climate & Environmental Action
🕑 Today! (Nov 10th) at 14:00
📍French Pavilion COP30

Are you joining us?
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
At todays opening of 7th Meeting of Parties of the Protocol on Water & Health in Budapest, WECF’s Sascha Gabizon moderated the high level panel with Ministers on 20 years of implementing the human right to safe water and sanitation (#WASH) while facing & preventing emerging challenges (wars,climate)
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We are participating in Afrikdag 2025! ⁠

Africa Day is a public event in the Netherlands on international cooperation with Africa and is back in Amsterdam. We are organising the session ‘Ecofeminist Realities: Form local solutions to global impact’.

Order your tickets here: afrikadag.nl/tickets/
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM