AninoEmuwa
Dr.Emuwa
BFWG
Women Rise For All: Turning Hope into Action
UN office of Partnerships , UN Women
Women in power and decision-making, Women and the economy, Human rights of women, Violence against women
SDG5 – Gender Equality
Women and STEM (2019), Climate Change and Gender (2022)
The session focussed on the power of women’s networks and organisations
Event Details
The event, jointly organized by the UN Office for Partnerships and UN Women, is part of the 69th session of the Commission
on the Status of Women (CSW69) and will highlight the transformative power of women’s leadership in advancing the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will provide a platform for intergenerational connection, collaboration, and bold commitments to action.
Over 400 women leaders at Women Rise for All: Turning hope into action, convened by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations alongside the Commission on the Status of Women, to discuss the path ahead for gender equality and highlight the transformative power of women’s leadership.
Speakers included: ?H.E. Amina Mohammed DSG United Nations ?H.E. Halla Tomasdottir, President of Iceland, ?Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women ?Jessica Sibley, CEO, Time Inc., ?María Fernanda Espinosa, Former President, UN General Assembly, Executive Director, GWL; ?Annemarie Hou, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships, ?Alyse Nelson, President & CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership and ?Michelle Li, co-founder, Women and Climate
The first time the UN has convened a gathering of this magnitude of women leaders, this was more than a conversation-it was a call to action.
Together, we are forging intergenerational connections, fostering collaboration, and driving bold commitments to a more equitable future.
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Engage with UN Office of Partnerships on the DSG’s Women Rise for All initiative
