Monday 3 June
Candid Conversation with Young People
Host: Lyse Doucet, Journalist, BBC News - Bersabeh Kassaye, Project Coordinator, Project SHEBA, Ethiopia - Arash Bordbar, Chair, UN Refugee Agency Global Youth Advisory Council
On the Ground
Hear directly from delegates at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference Host: Lucia Knell, Upworthy/Good
The Power of Us: Opening of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Let us join together and kick-off the Women Deliver 2019 Conference. Enjoy an indigenous welcoming ceremony, a high-powered plenary discussion, as well as some good beats. The Power of Us opening will explore the frame of WD2019 “Power. Progress. Change.”…
Opening Reception
Enjoy music, hors d'oevres, and meeting your fellow delegates!
The Takeaway
A journalist roundtable recapping the opening day Host: Thembisa Fakude, Head of Research, Al Jazeera Center for Studies - Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO, Plan International - Kgomotso Matsunyane, Journalist, KAYA FM - Martin Aguirre, Journalist
A Humanitarian Imperative: Reducing the Risk of Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Hosted by: Action Against Hunger and UNICEF What is our imperative to reduce risks of gender-based violence for communities affected by humanitarian crisis? What does ‘safety’ mean in an environment of systemic violence for women in Vancouver’s…
Tuesday 4 June
Catalytic Funding for Social Businesses: A More Effective Approach to Breaking Gender Barriers?
Hosted by: SPRING Accelerator, Australian Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade This session, which follows a networking breakfast, brings together donors, investors and award-winning South Asian and East African social enterprises to explore how…
Healthy Women, Healthy Economies: New Insights into Womenomics
Hosted by: EMD Serono, Inc., the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the US and Canada as the founding private sector partner of Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Women’s contributions to health are valued at 5% of global…
A Woman Even Here: Women Issues in Humanitarian Settings in the Arab States Region
Hosted by: UNFPA Arab States RO and IPPF Arab World RO Arab States feature prominently in global statistics for fragility and humanitarian crises. While remarkable progress has been achieved during the past decade protecting the health and rights of…
Court of Sex: Breaking Taboos around Sexual and Reproductive Health
Hosted by: Population Foundation of India The session will showcase successful examples of Social & Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) programs to strengthen individual and collective agency to make the leap from power to social change. The time has…
Business Unusual: Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health with Equity, Quality and Continuum of Care
Hosted by: UNICEF Sustainable Development Goals and EWEC strategy has provided the impetus for transformational programming for national efforts to improve health and well-being of mothers, newborns and adolescents. The side event session will discuss…
FP2020 Reference Group and Alumni Breakfast
Hosted by: FP2020 FP2020 Reference Group and Alumni Breakfast By invitation only. Location available upon RSVP.
Gender Equality Starts Early: Interventions to Transform Gender Norms Among Very Young Adolescents
Hosted by: Institute for Reproductive Health Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Early adolescence (ages 10-14) is a period of rapid change and considerable opportunity. While very young adolescents (VYA) are increasingly…
The Power of We: #TimeToAct on Mental Health
Hosted by: Johnson & Johnson This session is part of Johnson & Johnson's "The Power of We" series aiming to explore the unlimited power of collaboration in driving change and solving global challenges. The series will bring together unlikely groups of…
Foodies That Give a Fork! Getting Unusual Suspects to the Table for Better Nutrition
Hosted by: SDG2 Advocacy Hub, Scaling Up Nutrition, World Food Programme, World Vision Canada, UN SG’s Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent, Nutrition International, RESULTS Canada, Power of Nutrition Bringing…
Women and Girls Metrics: Influencing Shifts in Global Health Financing
Hosted by: ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership Gender influences all health outcomes as barriers exist at differing levels, from the individual to the household to the community, thus impacting global level efforts to achieve Health for All. Public…
AmplifyChange Impact: Grantee Voices
Hosted by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark and AmplifyChange AmplifyChange is marking 5 years since we launched as a fund to support mainly grassroots civil society organisations advocate for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).…
From Global Movement to Local Action: Gender and SRHR Within Universal Health Coverage
Hosted by: IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) & SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) As countries plan the path towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), this session explores how to optimise local efforts and novel…
IHSLAC: Changing Women's and Children's Lives in the Americas
Hosted by: PAHO - IHSLAC Join us for breakfast and learn how women and children in 11 countries are benefiting from the unique "Integrated Health Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean" partnership between Canada and the Pan American Health Organization…
#ThePowerOf Storytelling: How Can Technology Ignite Stories of Advocacy?
Hosted by: HP Inc. “You’re never going to kill storytelling because it’s built into the human plan. We come with it.” - Margaret Atwood As one of the oldest forms of education, storytelling holds tremendous power in passing down and affirming…