Thursday 6 June
Born into Crisis: A Global Roadmap for Surviving the Day of Birth in Humanitarian Settings
Hosted by: WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, HRH Princess Sarah Zeid The day of birth is the riskiest for women and their babies, with nearly half of maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths taking place during this period. Many of these deaths are…
Building Bridges: SRHR in UHC
Hosted by: KIT Royal Tropical Institute There is growing consensus that achieving UHC entails ensuring SRHR. The momentum around UHC demands more insights and evidence based arguments on why and how to integrate SRHR in UHC. This interactive session…
Power of We: Women & Environment
Hosted by: Johnson & Johnson Climate change, environmental disasters, and pollution exacerbate gender-based health disparities, disproportionately affecting women who are often the most vulnerable, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This…
What Difference Could a Global Movement of ‘Sisterpreneurs’ Make?
Hosted by: Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Can women’s entrepreneurship create a social revolution? Could a global movement remove the barriers women entrepreneurs face? Are networks the key to unlocking the transformative potential of entrepreneurship?…
Powering Change: United for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health
Hosted by: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance; The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) This breakfast event, hosted by GAVI and PMNCH, explores new ideas for innovative and scalable approaches that empower the lives of women, girls and…
Investing in the Power of Nurse Leadership: What Will It Take?
Hosted by: IntraHealth International, Nursing Now 2020, Johnson & Johnson Women make up 70% of the total health and social care workforce and an even larger share of the nursing and midwifery profession, yet women only comprise 25% of health system leadership…
Young Women at Work: Breaking the Mold and Challenging Stereotypes
Hosted by: Mastercard Foundation This session moderated by Isha Sesay is an intimate, interactive, and informal conversation with the young women and men who are challenging gender norms in their chosen field. Our panelists will share their experiences…
Dove Self-Esteem Project: How We Can Collectively Take Action on Body Confidence?
Hosted by: Dove Self-Esteem Project The Dove Self-Esteem Project in partnership with World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts, UNICEF & Women Deliver invite you to join us and our youth delegates in raising the next generation of confident girls.…
Global Doctors for Choice: Calling All Doctors!
Hosted by: Carmen Barroso, GDC Interim Executive Director, and Dr. Beverly Winikoff, GDC Board Member We will reveal our new online advocacy training and honor two GDC members: - Dr. Maria Vivas, newly appointed Executive Director of Oriéntame, Colombia…
Funding Gender Equality and Women's Rights: The Power of Partnerships
Hosted by: Philanthropy Advancing Women's Human Rights, the DAC Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET) and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs This interactive roundtable event will bring together representatives from bilaterals, private foundations…
Potential and Power of Girls and Women at All Ages
Hosted by: World Health Organization and Partners Join us and take a ‘power walk’ to experience the power of health in blocking or unlocking the potential of girls and women at various points throughout their lives. Open to all delegates. RSVP at…
Survive or Thrive: Women's Employment and Advancement in the Workforce
Hosted by: Nathan Inc Women encounter numerous challenges to labor force participation, including in career advancement, wage equality, health and safety, and the legal and regulatory landscape. Please join Nathan for a dynamic, solutions-oriented panel…
Stories of Community Engagement: How Social Media Plays a Part in Preventing CEFM
Hosted by: Commonwealth of Learning's GIRLS Inspire GIRLS Inspire is a Commonwealth of Learning (COL) project initiated with financial support from the governments of Canada and Australia. COL engaged community organisations in Bangladesh, India, Mozambique,…
Count Me In: Ensuring Equitable Access to Interventions for Cervical Cancer Prevention Interventions in LMICs
Hosted by: Jhpiego Every year, 275,000 women die of cervical cancer; over 85% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where women lack access to cervical cancer screening and treatment. Jhpiego, in collaboration with global…
Shifting Social Norms for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Hosted by: The SEEP Network - Women's Economic Empowerment Working Group Gender discriminatory social norms are a widely recognized barrier to women’s economic empowerment, affecting both their agency and their access to economic resources and opportunities.…
WD2019 After-Party: Surpassing the Commitment
Hosted by: PSI and FP2020 Through FP2020, PSI committed to reach 10 million users under the age of 25 with modern contraception by December 2020. As of December 2018, PSI reached 14 million young users, surpassing our FP2020 pledge, two years ahead of…
From a Silent Alarm to a Holistic Response: Child, Early and Forced Marriages in Latin America and the Caribbean
Hosted by: Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage This session will be conducted in Spanish, with English interpretation available. In LAC, like globally, child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and discriminatory social…
Leading Locally: Powering Global Change
Hosted by: The Global Women's Leadership Initiative and The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Please join The Global Women’s Leadership Initiative and The Federation of Canadian Municipalities for this expert panel that will bring together mayors…
What Would It Take For the Province British Columbia to Eliminate Cervical Cancer?
Hosted by: BC Women’s Health Research Institute In 2018, the WHO named elimination of cervical cancer as one of its health priorities. Across the world, by increasing uptake of the HPV vaccine and by increasing coverage of screening, we have the ability…
The Role of the Law in Upholding, or Undermining, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Hosted by: World Health Organization (WHO)/The UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) and The European Parliamentary Forum for Population and Development (EPF) The…