Launch of UN Women's SDG monitoring report: Turning Promises into Action
Date and time
Location
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017Description
1:00-1:30pm - Registration (Foyer)
1:30-2:00pm - Opening remarks by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women
2:00-3:30pm - Presentation of the report’s findings by Shahra Razavi (Chief of Research & Data, UN Women)
Moderated panel discussion to launch UN Women’s global monitoring report Turning promises into action: Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda
With:
- Fernando Filgueira, Senior Researcher at Centro Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Igualdad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC), Argentina, and Associate Researcher at Centro de Informaciones y Estudios del Uruguay (IESU)
- Adebayo Olukoshi, Regional Director for Africa and West Asia, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
- Gita Sen, Distinguished Professor & Director, Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity and Social Determinants of Health, Public Health Foundation of India, and Adjunct Professor, Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
- Panel Moderated by Nermeen Shaikh, producer and co-host of Democracy Now!
3:30 – 4:30pm - Refreshments (Foyer)
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FAQs
What time is the event?
Registration begins at 1 pm. The event will begin promptly at 1:30 pm. Refreshments will follow, from 3:30-4:30 pm.
Can I bring food or drinks into the event?
There will be no food or drinks allowed in the auditorium. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please email genderdata@unwomen.org with questions.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
No. We will have your information at registration.
Will we get a copy of the publication at the event?
Yes.
Organized by
, a flagship report of UN Women, makes an urgent call to the international community to step up its efforts to achieve gender equality and address discrimination against all women and girls, everywhere.
Based on robust data and expert analysis, the report takes stock of where we stand on key aspects of gender equality globally and provides wide-ranging recommendations for change—including calls for dramatic advances in statistics, financing and policies for gender equality.
unwomen.org/en/digital-library/sdg-report (available after 14 February)