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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – On Thursday, March 12, to commemorate International Women’s Day and Beijing +20, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, the International Center for Research on Women, and ENERGIA will host a high level meeting to address the critical role energy access plays in driving gender equality.
The event will take place during the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which is hosted by UN Women and marks the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+20).
WHEN: March 12, 2015
1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
WHERE: Westin Grand Central
212 East 42nd Street, Main Ballroom
New York, NY
WHO: -Ambassador Cathy Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
-Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; President and Board Chair, Mary Robinson Foundation
-Baroness Lindsay Northover, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, United Kingdom’s Department for International Development
-Kathy Calvin, President & CEO, UN Foundation, and Chair of the Alliance Advisory Council
–Michele Sullivan, President, Caterpillar Foundation
-Caren Grown, Senior Director, Gender, World Bank
-RadhaMuthiah, CEO, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
-Suzanne Petroni, Senior Director of Gender, Population and Development, International Center for Research on Women
-Soma Dutta, Programme Coordinator, ENERGIA
The event is to raise awareness among the global gender community that access to energy is a critical driver of gender equality, is necessary for achieving global gender equality goals and targets, and provides significant opportunities for women’s empowerment.
Members of the media attending the event will have the opportunity to take part in the program, as well as conduct interviews with high-level participants, including experts in the gender, energy and clean cooking sectors.
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