Thursday 6 June
Candid Conversation with Young People
Host: Kumba Kpakima Sky News Guests: Women Deliver Young Leaders
No Women, No Peace!
Organized by: National Democratic Institute, Plan International, Women Political Leaders Nothing about us, without us! Female leaders bring critical insights to international, national, and local peace processes. This session will focus on how women…
Ending the Drudgery: Balancing the Burden of Unpaid Work
Organized by: Data2X, International Labour Organization, Oxfam Canada, International Development Research Centre Women everywhere balance unpaid work and caregiving responsibilities along with paid work. This session will explore how global commitments…
WORKSHOP: Power Within: Managing Stress and Anxiety
Organized by: Niyati Shah Stress and anxiety share an imbalance of the nervous system where stimuli (overt/subtle) drive our body and mind into 'fight-flight' mode. Learn what triggers this imbalance, and practice with tools and tips to deactivate and…
Respectful, People-Centered Care: Getting Beyond Aspirational
Organized by: Jhpiego, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, White Ribbon Alliance, World Health Organization Join this interactive, cross-sector session to design solutions for quality, people-centered, respectful healthcare where patients…
Devex at WD2019: Building a disability-inclusive humanitarian response
Building a disability-inclusive humanitarian response. Women with disabilities in conflict, disaster, or post-disaster environments are some of the world’s most vulnerable people. In recent years, the humanitarian system has taken steps toward building…
Capital for Women: Gender Lens Investing
Organized by: International Finance Corporation, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Women for Women International How do we get more capital into the hands of women and how do we increase the number of women in financial sector…
Sex and Power: The Dynamics Between Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Organized by: Men Engage, UNFPA, Spotlight Initiative, Together for Girls Intimate partner violence and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV) can directly impact sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) - from the ability to access and utilize family…
Climate Finance: Funding Gender-Just Climate Action
Organized by: BSR, UNFCCC, Women’s Environment and Development Organization Climate finance can seem daunting and complex, but it simply provides the funds that enable climate action. This session will highlight the need for massive-scale commitments…
WORKSHOP: New Tools for Turning Data into Gender Equality Advocacy Across the SDGs
Organized by: Equal Measures 2030 This is an opportunity for non-technical audiences to engage with the EM2030 SDG Gender Index, which provides scores and rankings on gender equality across the SDGs for 129 countries. The session presents strategies…
No Girl Left Behind: Creating Inclusive Education
Organized by: Global Partnership for Education, NORAD, PLAN International, UNESCO One in five children, adolescents, and youth are out of school. Gender, poverty, ethnicity, disability, and displacement are key reasons why. This session will look at…
A Humanitarian System by Women, for Women: The Essential Role of Women-Focused CSOs
Organized by: Family Planning 2020, Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises, NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security, Oxfam, UNFPA, Women Deliver The most valuable players in humanitarian action—women-focused civil society…
Innovative Ideas: A Think-a-Thon
Organized by: Advocates for Youth, AfriYAN, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts This session will take the form of a think-a-thon to support the development of innovations and entrepreneurship by young people. ‘It’s always been done…
Indigenous Women, Power, and Politics
Organized by: Inuit Circumpolar Council, Native Women's Association of Canada, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples In every region of the world, Indigenous peoples are pressured by powerful economic and political forces. They face human rights abuses,…
Film Screenings: Feminism
Not Yet Satisfied (14:00) > Not Yet Satisfied is a short documetary film following journalist Eliza Anyangwe as she travels to Accra and Johannesburg to meet feminists who are opening up space for conversations about sex and sexuality. Despite religious…
Ungagged: The Latest Strategies for Advancing SRHR and Gender Equality Amidst the Global Gag Rule
Organized by: Center for Reproductive Rights, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas Reinstated and expanded in 2017, Global Gag Rule (also known as the Mexico City Policy), has affected the movement for abortion rights, gender equality, and…
WORKSHOP (FRENCH): “But Why Would I Care?” Getting Through to Those Who (Think They) Have Heard It All Before
Session will be conducted in French. Organized by: Kristin Hetle In this interactive session, you'll test and take away some good communication tactics - drawing from classic storytelling and rethorical principles that have stood the test of time,…
Power Talks: SRHR
Moderated by: Beth Schlachter, Executive Director, FP2020 1:35 | Anastasia Holoboff, Senior Legal Advisor, Women Enabled International > Worldwide, girls and women with disabilities are regularly excluded from essential services to address gender-based…
Farewell Friends! Youth Zone Send-Off
It’s so hard to say goodbye! Join us to close out a fantastic Youth Zone experience before the launch of the closing plenary.
The Power of Momentum: What’s next on the trajectory towards gender equality?
It doesn’t stop here. There is much work to be done. There is opposition to the issues, but also many upcoming opportunities that can help move the needle further for gender equality and girls’ and women’s health and rights. The Power of Momentum…
