About this Event
Join us August 14 @ 10 AM EDT (New York Time) to celebrate #YouthDay!🌟
The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders is hosting, with the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Austrian Development Cooperation, Permanent Missions of the Dominican Republic, Norway + Switzerland to the UN, UN Women, Global Kids & Canadian Council of Young Feminists: Young Women Leaders & Peacebuilders on the Frontlines of Crises
Highlight the important contributions of young women to:
🕊 peacebuilding + sustaining peace
⛑ humanitarian emergency response
💣 prevention of violent extremism
❌ combatting sexual and gender-based violence
📚 right to education
🩺 health security
🌱 climate justice
✊🏿 ending racism & police brutality #BLM
Speakers include:
– Hon. Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, Canada
– Hon. Li Andersson, Minister of Education, Finland
– Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator, Canada
– Hon. Sarah Elago, Member of Parliament, Philippines
– H.E. Jose Singer, Ambassador, Dominican Republic
– Dominique Favre, Chargé d’Affaires, Switzerland
– Marita Sørheim-Rensvik, Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, Norway
– Desiree Schweitzer, Director General for Development Cooperation, Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
– Dr. Rima Salah, Former UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Jordan
– Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships, UN Women
– Mavic Cabrera Balleza, CEO and Founder, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
– Alaa Salah, peace activist, Sudan
– Heela Yoon, Cora Weiss Fellow, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
– LasTesis Colectivo, Chile
– Asmin Monib, Young Women Leaders for Peace, Philippines
– Rimu Sultana Rimu, Young Women Leaders for Peace, Bangladesh
– Philomena Wankenge, Founder of Freedom Fighters DC, USA
– Esther Eboh, Youth Leader, Global Kids Inc, USA
– Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Syria
– Nicole Musimbi, Young Women Leaders for Peace, Democratic Republic of Congo
– Petrider Paul, Member of the African Union Youth Advisory Council, Tanzania
#YoungWomenLead