Internationals events

When: March 21, 2025

Time: 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Modality: In-person.

Where: Conference Room A at the Headquarters of the United Nations 

Organized by: Government of Chile, Government of Germany, Government of Spain, Government of the Philippines, UN Women and the Global Alliance for Care.

Back in 1995, the Beijing Platform for Action asserted that “Care of children, the sick, and the elderly is a responsibility that falls disproportionately on women, owing to lack of equality and the unbalanced distribution of remunerated and unremunerated work between women and men.”. Three decades later, this statement still holds true. However, new concepts, debates, and policy models have emerged that deepen our understanding of the situation and provide a way forward. As leaders meet to assess progress on gender equality as outlined by the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, this event aims to bring together key actors working on the care agenda to reflect on their progress, challenges, and major demands.

Speakers include:

•  Amb. Paula Narvaéz Ojeda, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
• Jemimah Njuki, Chief of the Economic Empowerment Section, UN Women
• Hon. Deborah Akech Kuocnin, Undersecretary, National Ministry of Youth and Sports of South Sudan, on behalf of Nala Feminist Collective
• Violet Shivutse, Chair, Huairou Commission
• Verónica Montúfar, Equalities Officer, Public Services International
• Councillor Flora Maboa-Boltman, Deputy President of the South African Local Government Association
• Anastasia Holoboff, Director of Capacity and Movement Strengthening, Women Enabled International
• H.E. Ermelita V. Valdeavilla, Chair, Philippine Commission on Women
• Amb. Ana Jiménez de la Hoz, Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
• Moderated by Ana Moreno, Technical Secretary of the Global Alliance for Care