United Nations General Assembly 61st session
President

Second Informal Thematic Debate
Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Programme

A printable PDF version of the Programme is available here.

6 March

Debate on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women

10 AM - 1 PM General Assembly Hall

• President of the General Assembly H.E. Haya Rashed Al Khalifa
• Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

Statements should not exceed 5 minutes

 

Panel discussion on women in decision-making

3 - 6 PM Economic and Social Council Chamber

• Ms. Beatriz Paredes, Fundacion Colosio
• Ms. Srilatha Batliwala, Board Chair, Women's Environment and Development Organization
• Ms. Pregaluxmis Govender
• Mr. Anders Johnsson, Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
• Ms. Mary Robinson, Ethical Globalization Initiative
• Ms. Mallika Dutt, Executive Director Breakthrough (moderator)

 

7 March

Panel discussion on empowerment of women including microfinance

10 AM - 1 PM Economic and Social Council Chamber

• Ms. Diane Elson, University of Essex
• Mr. Sam Daley-Harris, Director Microcredit Summit Campaign
• Ms. Gisele Yitamben, Founder and President, Association pour le Soutien et l’Appui à la Femme (ASAFE)
• Mr. Mohamed Chafiki, Director Financial Forecasts, Ministry of Finance and Privatization, Morocco
• Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok (moderator)

Please be advised that translation will be provided, including for the panel debates