CSW62 side event: Mobilizing public and private investments in the LDCs for women’s economic empowerment

On the occasion of the sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Government of Switzerland, SIDA, UNCDF, UNDP, and UN Women cordially invite you to a side event.

Date: 13 March 2018, 1.15–2.30 p.m. EDT
Location: UN Conference Building, Conference Room 8, UN Headquarters, New York, NY 10017. Enter through the Visitors’ Entrance, 1st Avenue and East 46th Street.

The event brings together Member States, development practitioners, philanthropies, and social impact investors to explore innovative strategies for mobilizing financial resources for gender-responsive investments.

The discussion will address how these public and private investments can enable the local economic environment to encourage and expand women’s entrepreneurship and empowerment as well as the holistic approach taken by IELD to ensure the success of the programme.

Chair: Ms. Randi Davis, Director, UNDP Gender Team

Opening remarks: Mr. Markus René Seiler, Secretary General, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland

Panellists:

• Eva Johansson, Lead Policy Advisor on Gender Equality, SIDA
• Tareq Md. Ariful Islam, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the UN
• Joan M. Larrea, Chief Executive Officer, Convergence
• Eleni Kyrou, Lead Social Development & Gender Specialist, European Investment Bank

Closing remarks:

• Xavier Michon, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNCDF
• H. Monjurul Kabir, Senior Programme Advisor and Chief, Asia-Pacific and LDCs, UN Women

The event is open to all Member States, and representatives of UN entities and civil society organizations. Please RSVP by COB Wednesday, 7 March, to Lucia Fiala. Please indicate in your RSVP whether you require a UN grounds pass.