Events
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2010
Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All
Wednesday 3 March 2010
United Nations Headquarters
Conference Room 1
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion on
Beijing at 15: The Unfinished Agenda
Opening Segment: 10 am – 10:45 am
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
H.E. Ms. Meng Xiaosi, Minister and Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee on Women and Children, People’s Republic of China
H. E. Mr. Audon Lysbakken, Minister for Gender Equality and Children’s Affairs, Norway
Video: "15 Years Later: The Voices of Girls and Women".
Interactive Panel: 11 am – 12 pm
Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Gertrude Mongella, Secretary-General, Fourth World Conference on Women
Dr. Patricia Licuanan, Former Chair of CSW/ Chair Asia Pacific NGO Forum
Ms. Tarcila Rivera Zea, Enlace Intercontinental de Mujeres Indígenas
Amy, representative,“Because I am a Girl” Initiative, Plan
Moderator: Maria Hinojosa, Senior correspondent PBS/ Host National Public Radio
Event organized by the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI), the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) and the Department of Public Information (DPI).
