Gender & Rights

WECF believes that the right to a healthy environment is the birthright of every person regardless of gender, race, colour, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws. In many instances, those groups in society that are least empowered, are most likely to suffer from environmental pollution ...
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Latest News & Reports
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Human Rights: WECF Contributing to the Public Consultation of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking... |
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Intervention by the Women’s Major Group on the Zero Draft Meeting for Rio+20 |
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WECF and Eco-Accord Report of the 7th ‘Environment for Europe’ Ministerial Conference, 2011, Astana |
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Latest Press Release
French Study Confirms Correlation Between Increased Incidence Child Leukaemia and Vicinity to Nuclear Power Plants
‘Women and children at greater risk’ alarms Women’s Environment and Health Network WECF
13.01.2012 | WECF Press Release
Featured Project
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Safe water and sanitation for all in Moldova
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Latest Publications
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Women’s Major Group: Rio+20 Position Statement - Summary |
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Final evaluation of WECF’s MFS1 Programme “Empowerment and Local Action” (ELA) |
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Brochure WECF Nederland: Verbetering van het welzijn op het platteland met duurzame energie |
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It is just a matter of time until the next catastrophe |
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The Critical Question - first hand reports from the frontlines of the nuclear fuel chain |
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'Green' Economy: inclusive and equitable |
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Experiences with urine diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) for households, schools and kindergarten in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) |
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"The cooperation between WECF and Eastern European environmental NGOs gives a good basis for improving the environment and life conditions, in such way that the future generations of these countries can benefit." 


