MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Girls worldwide say: connect with us to save our planetDay: Wednesday 16 December Ms. Wendy Mann, Senior advisor on climate change at FAO and Eduardo Martinez, Director of the UPS Foundation, along with youth delegates from the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts will meet this Wednesday to discuss the role of girls and young women play in the climate change solution. Girls and young women are the most affected by climate change.Yet less than half a cent of every US dollar spent on international assistance programmes is invested directly in girls and the UNFCCC does not mention girls or even gender. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, in partnership with the UPS Foundation, a founding partner of the Global Girls Fund, and FAO have just signed a partnership with the aim to support grass roots projects for girls and young womeen, which are the cornerstones of the WAGGGS environment programme. The panel discussion will focus on how girls and young women can lead the way to a sustainable future, with youth delegates from Brazil and Hungary, Kenya, Lebanon, Australia and the US. If you have any questions or require additional information contact: FAO, Reuben Sessa, YUNGA Coordinator WAGGGS: Rebecca Munro, Communications and Advocacy Director | LinksDocumentsEvents |
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