s , ▁with ▁M im ▁Kel ber , ▁she ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Environment ▁and ▁Development ▁Organ ization ▁( W ED O ), ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁words ▁" a ▁global ▁women ' s ▁advoc acy ▁organization ▁working ▁towards ▁a ▁just ▁world ▁that ▁prom otes ▁and ▁protect s ▁human ▁rights , ▁gender ▁equality , ▁and ▁the ▁integrity ▁of ▁the ▁environment ". ▁As ▁W ED O ▁president , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁influ ential ▁leader ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁at ▁UN ▁world ▁con ferences , ▁working ▁to ▁emp ower ▁women ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁Among ▁its ▁early ▁success es ▁was ▁the ▁World ▁Women ' s ▁Congress ▁for ▁a ▁Health y ▁Planet ▁held ▁in ▁Miami ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁where ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁women ▁from ▁ 8 3 ▁countries ▁produced ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Action ▁Ag enda ▁ 2 1 . ▁Ext ending ▁its ▁perspective ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁century , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁blue print ▁for ▁incorpor ating ▁women ' s ▁concerns ▁into ▁development ▁and ▁environmental ▁decision - making ▁at ▁all ▁levels . ▁ ▁Following ▁through ▁on ▁her ▁belief ▁that ▁women ' s ▁direct ▁participation ▁is ▁absolutely ▁necessary ▁for ▁social ▁change , ▁B ella ▁developed ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁C au cus , ▁which ▁used ▁new ▁methods ▁to ▁get ▁women ▁involved ▁in ▁every ▁phase ▁of ▁planning ▁and ▁development ▁for ▁UN ▁con ferences . ▁The ▁Women ' s ▁C au cus ▁analyz ed ▁documents , ▁proposed ▁gender - sens itive ▁policies ▁and ▁language , ▁and ▁lo