Spotlighting
Women Leadership in Responding to
COVID-19
in the Global South
25 June 2020 (8.30-10 am New York)
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via Zoom
This webinar, organized by the United Nations Office for
South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), brings together women
champions from southern governments of Costa Rica, India,
Sudan and Thailand to share their experiences in responding
to the COVID-19 pandemic in their countries.
Experience from the Ebola, HIV, and current COVID-19 crises
in developing countries show that women, who comprise the
majority of health workers, have played a central role when
health systems are strained. However, women leaders remain
underrepresented. To ensure sustainable relief and recovery
responses to the pandemic, policy, and decision-makers
across all sectors must present a gender dimension in all
decisions in order to respond to the needs of women and
girls, especially during health crises.
During the webinar, speakers will: (1) share their
experiences is supporting their country and local
communities in addressing the impacts of COVID-19; (2) why
and how to place women’s needs and leadership at the heart
of effective responses to COVID-19; and (3) the role of
South-South and triangular cooperation in advancing women’s
voice and decision-making in COVID-19 preparedness, response
and recovery.
Speakers
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Mr. Jorge Chediek, Director
of UNOSSC & Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on
South-South Cooperation, New York, United States
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H.E. Mrs. Maria del Pilar Gonzalo Garrido, Minister
of National Planning and Economic Policy, Costa Rica
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H.E. Smt. K.K. Shailaja Teacher, Minister
of Health, Social Justice, Women and Child, Government
of Kerala, India
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Dr. Sara Abdelazim Hassanain, Undersecretary
of the Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan
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Dr. Soawapak Hinjoy, Director of Office
of International Cooperation at Department of Disease
Control, Ministry of Public Health of Thailand
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Ms. Xiaojun Grace Wang, Deputy
Director, UNOSSC (Moderator)
For more information, visit
the South-South Galaxy website here.
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