To mark the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2020, UNCTAD will host a lunchtime debate with the Deputy Secretary-General, Geneva-based women ambassadors and current and former trade negotiators on key questions:
How are women ambassadors and negotiators influencing the negotiation table and outcomes? Do they influence because, in their approach and focus, women negotiate differently?
How are women ambassadors and negotiators advocating for women’s rights?
Why are fewer than 10% of peace agreements signed by women?
Moderator:
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Ms. Pamela Coke Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
Panelists
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H.E. Elisabeth Ticky-Fisslberger, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Austria
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H.E. Silvia Alfaro Espinosa, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Peru
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H.E. Martha Mwitumwa, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Zambia
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H.E. Maria Teresa Almojuela, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Philippines
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Ms. Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Special screening: Excerpt of 2020 interview of Margot Wallström, former United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, European Commissioner and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, on “Is feminist diplomacy possible?”
