The UN Academic Impact?(UNAI), Human Rights team of the UN Department of Global Communications, and??invite you to an?online panel discussion: "Women Who Shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights", taking place on the margins of the , to reflect on the significant contributions of women in the drafting and adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.?
The discussion will also explore the historical context, challenges these pioneering women faced, and the profound impact and legacies of their work on contemporary movements for gender equality and the work of the UN, as well as addressing current advocacy efforts for gender equality and human rights globally. The event will feature individual interventions by speakers and multimedia presentations, followed by a moderated discussion based on questions from the audience submitted via chat.?
Date: Thursday, 20 March, 9:00 ¨C 10:30 EDT
Modality: Virtual, please ?to receive connection link.
Featured Speakers:
- Ambassador Gertrude Mongella,?Secretary-General of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995
- Mrs. Anna Fierst, Great Granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair of the Board of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill
- Dr. Rebecca Adami, Professor and Senior Researcher at Stockholm University
- Dr. Manu Bhagavan,?Professor in the Department of History, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York
Opening remarks by: Nanette Braun, Director of the Communications Campaigns Service, UN Department of Global Communications.
Moderated by: Jayashri Wyatt,?Chief, Education Outreach, UN Department of Global Communications.
For inquiries related to this event, please contact:
- Malgorzata Gosia Juszczak <juszczak@un.org>, UNAI Programme Manager, UN Department?of Global Communications
- Paulina Kubiak <kubiakp@un.org>, Human Rights Portfolio Lead, UN Department?of Global Communications
- Laura Gelbert <gelbert@un.org>, Media and Communications officer, UN Human Rights Office
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