Intergenerational Dialogue on Beijing +30 - For all women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Room XIX, Palais des Nations
Organizers & co-sponsors: UN Women, UNOG, the EU Delegation, OHCHR, Switzerland, China, Denmark, Mexico, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Plan International, UNFPA, UNIDIR, UNITAR, WMO, WHO, ITU.
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To mark International Women's Day and the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women, the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG), and the Delegation of the European Union organize the Intergenerational Dialogue on Beijing +30: For All Women and Girls – Rights, Equality, Empowerment. This special commemoration aims to reaffirm global commitments to gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
The special commemoration will consist of a panel discussion featuring high-level speakers from Member States, UN Agencies, civil society organizations as well as young women and men.
Agenda and Speakers
Opening Remarks (3-5 minutes):
- H.E. Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, United Nations Office in Geneva.
- H.E. Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
- Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- H.E. Ms Lotte Knudsen; Ambassador; Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Panelists:
- Dr. Li Xiaomei, Minister, Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland.
- Ms. Suraya Yosufi, Recipient of a Maria Rosario Lazzati Niada scholarship, Graduate Institute.
- H.E. Mr. Michele Cervone d'Urso, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Observer; Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
- Mr. James Mumo Nyumu, Student at the Master in International and Development Studies, Graduate Institute.
- Shanley Clémot McLaren, Gender and Digital Policy Advisor at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Young Activist 2024-25 by the United Nations in Geneva.
Moderator: Ms. Sofia Calltorp, Director, UN Women Geneva Office.
Interventions from the floor:
Statements from interested delegates and stakeholders.
Digital campaign presentation: For ALL Women and Girls: No Walking Backwards, Only Marching Forward for Women's Rights.
Ms. Adriana Quinones, Head, Human Rights and Development, UN Women Geneva Office.
Closing Remarks:
- H.E. Ms. Usana Berananda, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
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