UNGA SIDE EVENT | 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 | THURSDAY
| 09:00-10:30 EST | 15:00-16:30 CST |
Co-Sponsors: World Health Organization, United States of America, Government of Argentina, Government of France, Government of Luxembourg, UNU-IIGH Gender and Health Hub, Women in Global Health, Gavi
Gender equality is fundamental to fulfill everyone’s right to the highest attainable standard of health and is a key driver of the Sustainable Development Goals. The pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in social, political and economic systems and exacerbated a myriad of gender inequalities, which have further amplified the impacts of the pandemic. COVID-19 has increased women’s exposure to violence in their homes even as access to services and their availability has decreased. At the same time, the pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of global health security and the contribution made by health and care workers, the majority of whom are women.
Join us as we carry forward the momentum from the Generation Equality Forum for a discussion on the work of global health-related initiatives to tackle gender inequality and promote the need for gender transformative strategies in COVID-19 recovery and beyond.
Agenda
Opening remarks
Hon. Mr. Franz Fayot, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Luxembourg
Ms. Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States of America
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
Gender equal health and care workforce initiative
Ambassador Stephanie Seydoux, Ambassador for Global Health, France
Hon. Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete, Minister for Health & Medical Services, Fiji
Dr. Roopa Dhatt, Executive Director, Women in Global Health
Dr. Daraiya Alsimbilaya Idriss, Health Worker from Chad
Accelerate
Ms. Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director of Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women
Ms. Karen Nakawala, Founder of the Teal Sisters Foundation, cervical cancer survivor
Scale up
Dr. Anuradha Gupta, Deputy CEO of Gavi
Ms. Jennifer E Jones, President-Elect 2022-2023, Rotary International
Ms. Maria Holtsberg, Regional Humanitarian Advisor, Asia-Pacific Regional Office, UN Women
Moderated by Dr. Nothemba Simelela, Assistant Director-General, Special Advisor to the Director-General, Strategic Priorities, World Health Organization