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iwd 2019

International Women's Day 2019

10:00-10:30

Opening: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's contribution to Women's empowerment

The opening session will take stock of the progress made on trade and gender in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and launch new °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ initiatives on women's empowerment.

Moderator:

  • Shishir Priyadarshi, Director of the Development Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
    Speech

Speaker:

  • Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
    Speech

10:30-13:00

"Unlocking Trade for Women's Empowerment through Innovation and Sustainability"

The EIF programme will present its new initiative on women's empowerment: "Empower Women, Power Trade". In the second part, the discussion will focus on how women can benefit most from trade while contributing to environmental protection. In this session, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members will share their national experiences while °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ experts will introduce a new °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ research project on this topic.

Moderator:

  • Shishir Priyadarshi, Director of the Development Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ

Speakers:

  • Anoush der Boghossian, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Trade and Gender Focal Point
    Speech
  • Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director of the EIF
  • Corina Cojocaru, Economic Counsellor, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova
  • Mike Webb, First Secretary, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Permanent Mission of New Zealand
  • Carlos Vanderloo, First Secretary, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Permanent Mission of Canada
  • Christine Lins, Consultant for IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency (by video-conference)
  • Ludivine Tamiotti, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ

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