Feb 27, 2011

AWOMI Participation in UN Women CSW event

AWOMI will be participating in UN Women's event on Wednesday 2 March 2011, 10a.m.-12:30p.m. 
Please see below for details.

Invitation
Side event to the 55th Commission on the Status of Women hosted by UN-Women


Youth Perspective on Development:
Gender Equality and New Technologies

Date:                  Wednesday 2 March 2011, 10a.m.-12:30p.m.
Venue:              UN Headquarters, Temporary North Lawn Building, Conference Room A
3 United Nations Plaza (at 44th Street and 1st Avenue)

Please join us for a dynamic opportunity to engage global youth leaders
focused on promoting gender equality and the empowerment of young
women and girls through innovation and new technologies, in a diverse 
panel discussion and interactive town hall forum.
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Opening Remarks: Joanne Sandler, Deputy Director. UN Women.


Presentations:
Iveth Mafundza (Mozambique), Association of Women in Judicial Careers
Celia Rocha (Uruguay)- National Youth Institute, Ministry Of Social Development
Olga Tzec (Belize)-Maya Institute of Belize
Musa Soko (Sierra Leone)-African Women Millennium Initiative
Wazhma Frogh, Afghan Women’s Network
Daintowon D. Pay-bayee (Liberia). MOREMI

Video presentations

Town Hall Discussion.
 Closing Remarks: Letty Chiwara, Chief of UN Women-Africa.



Join us through a live online webcast of the program at www.unwomen.org/webcast and post your responses via Twitter using @UNWOMEN.

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