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UfM High-Level Conference, 16-20 November 2020
ACCELERATING GENDER EQUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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INTERPRETATION: All sessions are available in English, French, Arabic, Spanish and International Sign.

The 2020 edition

Coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of the Barcelona Process adopted in 1995, and the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, the Women4Mediterranean Conference this year is intended to serve as a milestone to appraise and take stock of what has been achieved over the past 25 years, to learn from what has worked and to further identify areas that still require improvement. While laying the foundations for the coming years towards closing the gender gap in the region in the current context, the Conference seeks to further analyze the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women and girls and to highlight the key role played by women in addressing the pandemic. It also aims to identify what is needed to better value the role of women and foster women’s participation in policy and decision-making to address the pandemic.

The Conference will be as well the appropriate occasion to launch the UfM Institutional Ministerial follow-up mechanism and its indicators, adopted this year by the UfM Member States, that will allow to monitor and measure for the coming years gender equality progress in the region and will provide policy and action-oriented recommendations to close the gender gap.

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Conference Themes

Women on the frontline of COVID-19

Women’s economic participation and the impact of COVID-19

Ending violence against women (VAWG)

Mainstreaming gender in recovery responses of agri-food sectors and rural areas

The role of youth in combatting gender stereotypes

Gender equitable leadership in the global health workforce

The role of women managing the pandemic at local and regional level

Challenge Lab

Challenge Lab 1: economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls

Challenge Lab 2: combatting violence against women in the context of a crisis

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The speakers

H.E. Helena Dalli

EU Commissioner for Equality

H.E. Elena Bonetti

Minister for Equal Opportunities and Family, Italy

Jihen Boutiba

General Secretary, BUSINESSMED

H.E. Nasser Kamel

Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean.

H.E. Åsa Lindhagen

Minister of Gender Equality, Sweden

Ada Colau

Mayor of Barcelona, Spain

Blanca Moreno-Dodson

Manager of the Center for Mediterranean Integration

H.E. Emily Yiolitis

Minister of Justice and Public Order, Republic of Cyprus

David Svab

Programme Management Specialist, UN Women Regional Office for Arab States

H.E. Rosianne Cutajar

Junior Minister for Equality and Reforms, Malta

Åsa Nihlén

Technical Officer, Gender and Human Rights, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Fatma Şahin

Mayor for Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey

H.E. Maya Morsy

President of Egypt’s National Council for Women

H.E. Noelia Vera Ruiz-Herrera

Secretary of State for Gender Equality and Against Gender-based Violence, Spain

H.E. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca

Former President of Malta

Haifa Al Kaylani

Founder & Chairman, Arab International Women’s Forum

Ahmed El Wakil

President of ASCAME

Françeska Muço

Secretary General of Young Professionals Network, Governing Board of RYCO

Anne-Claire de Liedekerke

President, Make Mothers Matter

H.E. Gunhild Berge Stang

State Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Kingdom of Norway

Dr. Leonard Mizzi

Head of Unit at the European Commission, Directorate General - DEVCO C1

Janneke van der Graaff – Kukler

Deputy Regional Director for UN Women in the Arab States

Marcela Villarreal

Director, Partnerships and UN Collaboration, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Melsa Ararat, PhD

Founding director of Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey at Sabancı University

Mary Kawar

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan

Elisabet Nebreda Vila

Secretary for Foreign Action and the European Union, Government of Catalonia

Claudine Aoun

President of the National Commission for Lebanese Women

Maria Stratigaki

Associate Professor of Social Policy, Panteion University, Greece

Nuria Ramon

Executive Director of the Catalan Women's Institute, Government of Catalonia

Nawal Salameh Haddadin

General Secretary of the Arab Women Organization, Jordan

Laia Bonet Rull

Deputy Mayor, 2030 Agenda, the Digital Transition and International Relations, Barcelona City Council

Nadia Naïr

Project Manager, Union of Women's Action, Morocco

Alicia Ramos Jordan

Advisor for Feminism and LGTBI, Barcelona City Council

Yasmine Seghirate El Guerrab

Communications and Publications Manager, Gender Policy and Women Empowerment focal, CIHEAM

Carmen Urbano

Director General of Promotion and Innovation of Agri-Food, Government of Aragon

Maroun El Moujabber

Administrator, CIHEAM Bari

H.E. Akissa Bahri

Minister of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries, Tunisia

Ghizlaine Maghnouj Elmanjra

Social Entrepreneur and Activist for Regenerative Economy

Plácido Plaza Lopez

Secretary General, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)

Tomas Garcia Azcarate

Vice-Director, EGD-CSIC & Associated Researcher, CEIGRAM

Silvia Barbatello

Project coordinator, Cooperation Office, CIHEAM BARI

Séverine Le Loarne

Head of Research Chair Women & Economic Renewal, Grenoble Management School

Gaëlle Ferrant Economist

OECD Development Centre

Françeska Muço

Secretary General of Young Professionals Network

Meher Al-Khelifi

Founder, Start up Ahmini

Julia Hahn

Turkey Correspondent for Deutsche Welle

Amel Saidane

President, TunisianStartups

Manel Letaief Kanzari

CEO of Beyond Pictures

Ines Temimi

Founder of Collectun D3E RECYCLAGE

Wafa Makhlouf

Executive Director of CEED Tunisia

Sondes Bannouri

Founder of Dasry Stérile

Dr. Andreas Ullrich

MD MPH Charité University Hospital Department of Gynaecology, Germany.

Samira Khamlich

Chief Executive Officer at Wafacash

Sara Poole

UNDP Deputy Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States

Sara El Mahi

Deputy Director, CEED Morocco

Mariana Vieira da Silva

Minister of State for the Presidency, Portugal

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Agenda

Day 1: 16 November

10:00-13:00    Regional Dialogue on Women Empowerment (by invitation only)

Meeting of UfM countries officials and the main regional partners to follow-up the implementation of the UfM Ministerial declaration on strengthening the role of women in society.

The objective will be to present the adopted follow-up indicators, launch the reporting exercise with UfM countries based on the 6 selected indicators and continue the discussion with countries regarding gender data and statistics.

15:00-16:15    Conference Official Opening (High level event launch)

Welcome address from high-level representatives on promoting gender equality in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic.

Day 2: 17 November

10:00-11:30    Plenary session: Women on the frontline of Covid-19

  • Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, Founder & Chairman, Arab International Women’s Forum
  • Anne Claire de Liedekerke, President, Make Mothers Matter
  • Mary Kawar, Former Minister for Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
  • Karen L. Kautzman Bjøro, Board Member, International Council of Nurses, Norway
  • Moderator: Paz Arancibia, International Expert and Consultant

14:00-15:30    Side Event: Building back better: Through a gender equitable leadership in the global health workforce

 

Day 3: 18 November

10:00-13:00    Side Event: Building equal, safe, and inclusive post-COVID-19 societies for women and girls: How can Mediterranean regions and cities take the lead?

SESSION 1:   Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on women. Local and Regional responses. (10:00-11:30)

SESSION 2:  Women’s Leadership in Mediterranean Cities and Regions: addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. In collaboration with Smart City Live 2020, this session will also be live streamed on the SC Live platform. (11.30-12.15)

SESSION 3:   The future of gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region (12:15-13:00)

14:30-15:00   Challenge Lab. Challenge 1: What measures and direct support are needed to effectively address the economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls?

15:00-16:00   Women Entrepreneurs Forum – A project perspective on challenges of women entrepreneurs navigating the COVID-19 crisis

16:00-17:00   Women Entrepreneurs Forum – Women Empowerment: A story of a Moroccan Leader

Day 4: 19 November

09:30-10:00  Challenge Lab. Challenge 2: How to prevent and address violence against women in the context of a crisis?

10:00-11:30    Plenary session: Preventing gender-based violence in times of crisis

  • Claudine Aoun Roukoz, President of National Commission for Lebanese Women
  • Boriana Jönsson, Executive Director of Euromed Feminist Initiative
  • Dr. Nino Berdzuli, Director, Division of Country Health Programmes, WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Marcella Pirrone, President, Women Against Violence Network Europe
  • Janneke van der Graaff-Kukler, Deputy Regional Director for the Arab States, UN Women
  • Souad Abderrahim, Mayor of Tunis
  • Melsa Ararat, Founding Director, Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey,  Sabancı Business School, İstanbul
  • Moderator: Aurélie Salvaire, Author and social entrepreneur, Founder of Shiftbalance

14:00-17:00    Side Event: Mainstreaming gender in recovery responses of agri-food sectors and rural areas 

Session 1: Gender Impacts and Responses to protect and promote the role of rural women during the COVID-19 pandemic (14:00-15:45)

Session 2: Strengthening resilience of rural women through education, training and research (15:45-17:00)

 

Day 5: 20 November

10:00-11:30     The role of youth in combatting gender stereotypes in the audiovisual sector

Session 1:  Understanding Gender Stereotypes and their impact on our societies (10:00-10:30)

Session 2: The portrayal of women in the audio-visual media and the messages transmitted to society at large – from a professional and or personal perspective (10:30-11:00)

Session 3: The need to enhance the media’s potential for women’s empowerment in the audio-visual sector – Identifying barriers and proposing recommendations. (11:00-11:30)

12:00-13:00   Closing session

Conclusions, wrap-up and closing remarks

Pre-Conference Discussions

Discussions focused on some topics of the conference. The objective is to stimulate the discussion about the subject and to allow participants to present their good practices and to provide recommendations that will be further discussed during the dedicated session.

Networking Space

People and organizations engaged in advancing progress for women and girls can connect in this informal space, have discussions and exchange ideas, building partnerships and collaborations, news on latest projects and research.

Exhibition Space

An online space where organizations and participants can showcase their work, projects, good practices and innovative ideas to advance gender equality agenda in the region, with a focus on the Conference topics.

Publications Corner

A dedicated space will showcase the latest research and publications on gender equality and women’s empowerment from participating organizations.

Please register below to join the conference!

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