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South-South cooperation: Empowering Young Women Scientists from LDCs

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, 08 March 2023 - 9:00am

8 March 2023

Summary

Investing in women and girls in science, technology and innovation (STI) in the LDCs is imperative. UN and countries can support this endeavor through South-South cooperation. In commemoration for the International Women's Day, UNOSSC and ICGEB are organizing an interactive dialogue among senior women representatives from the UN system and young female scientists from LDCs. A special documentary series featuring 5 young women scientists' journey will be premiered after the interactive dialogue.

Description

Speakers: • H.E. Dr. Agnes Mary Chimbiri-Molande, Permanent Representative of Malawi to the UN • Ms. Dima Al-Khatib, Director, UNOSSC • Mr. Lawrence Banks, DG, ICGEB • Ms. Najneen Rejwana, EMPOWER Fellow from Bangladesh • Ms. Laila Baker, Regional Director, UNFPA Arab States Regional Office • Moderator: Marianna Maculan, Chief, External Relations, ICGEB

Recording: South-South cooperation: Empowering Young Women Scientists from the LDCs | UN Web TV

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ICGEB

LDC5

UNOSSC

UN-OHRLLS

Science

Youth

Gender

Scholarships and fellowships

UNCTAD online course: Trade and gender linkages with a focus on least developed countries

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 - 9:00am to 6:00pm

Trade and trade policy can play a key role in fostering a more sustainable and resilient recovery from the pandemic. They also remain a powerful driving force in supporting the global efforts towards the realization of broader women’s economic empowerment and gender equality goals. For this to happen, an in-depth understanding of the gender ramifications of trade policy is necessary to make trade a tool for achieving more inclusive and gender-equal economies after the pandemic. In an effort to increase awareness of the links between trade and gender among stakeholders in developing and least developed countries, UNCTAD developed a portfolio of online courses on trade and gender. This edition of the course will be offered in English over a period of five weeks, from 13 June to 17 July 2022. The course is based on two teaching modules published by UNCTAD: “Looking at the trade and gender nexus from a development perspective - A brief overview. Concepts, definitions and analytical frameworks”; and “Trade and Gender linkages: an analysis of Least Developed Countries”, which includes case studies, data and coursework that address contexts and specificities of this group of countries.

More information here.

Registration here.

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UNCTAD

Trade

Gender

EIF event: Creating space for women in trade during COVID-19

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Monday, 08 March 2021 - 9:00am

Event on 8 March 2021. On the occasion of International Women's Day, this event will discuss gender responsive trade ecosystems to help women integrate or remain in value chains in times of COVID-19, with a focus on LDCs. More information here: Creating space for women in trade during COVID-19

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Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)