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Combatting the under-valuing of girls in Eastern Europe & Central Asia

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Combatting the under-valuing of girls in Eastern Europe & Central Asia

calendar_today 30 June 2020

location_onFacebook LIVE: UNFPA Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Combatting the under-valuing of girls in Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Join UNFPA Eastern Europe & Central Asia LIVE on our Facebook page for a panel discussion on key findings of the UNFPA State of World Population Report 2020, “Against My Will,” on practices that harm girls and women and undermine equality. The panel will discuss trends and solutions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, with a focus on child marriage and gender-biased sex selection.

Date: 30 June, 2020
Time: 8:00-9:30 GMT
Location: Facebook LIVE

Speakers:

-Alanna Armitage, Regional Director, UNFPA Eastern Europe & Central Asia
-Prof. Christophe Z. Guilmoto, University of Paris, Research Institute for Development
-Nesime Salioska, Roma Rights Activist, North Macedonia
-Lela Akiashvili, Adviser to Prime Minister of Georgia on Human Rights & Gender Equality
-Akmarzhan Kusherbayeva (KALIYA), Singer & Activist, Kazakhstan
-Orkhan Karimov, Endorphin Advertising Agency, Azerbaijan

Moderator: Maria Ramos, Presenter, TRT World

With a video message from Natalia Vodianova, supermodel & philanthropist. 

Event will be held in English. RSVP on our Facebook events page.