Member States & Other Stakeholders Commitment Statements
This lightning session will feature experiences of delivering integrated and truly inclusive SRHR services and information targeting young people and marginalized populations with a specific focus on linkages between Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender-Based Violence and HIV. At the same time in the Pamoja Zone, join a Community Conversation on Education and Challenging Social Norms (in French 11:30) and engaging youth in social media (12:15) in the Community Corner. In the Karibu Lounge, interact with inspiring people and discover the power of stories during our Human Library (12:00).
Member States & Other Stakeholders Commitment Statements
With introduction by the Director, Xoliswa Sithole
Celebrated South African filmmaker, Xoliswa Sithole, takes us on a historical journey through time in this award-winning documentary that connects female resistance movements in South Africa. The starting point of the documentary is August 9, 1956, which marks the day that 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in protest against the dehumanizing apartheid law that required all Africans to carry a pass. “You have touched a woman, you have struck a rock,” they chanted, a mantra which has continued to stand as testimony to the resilience of many remarkable South African female activists, including Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph and Albertina Sisulu.
The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with the Director, Xoliswa Sithole.
Documentary/South Africa/English/70 minutes/2018
Producer and Director: Xoliswa Sithole
This lightning session connects experts and doers to leverage innovation, technology and data for ICPD. At the same time in the Pamoja Zone, attend a workshop to learn all about how to use podcasting to communicate about the ICPD (12:30) and come experience the Comprehensive Sexuality Education you never had (13:30) in the Community Corner. In the Karibu Lounge, interact with inspiring people and discover the power of stories during our Human Library (12:00).
In the aftermath of conflict and insecurity, the empowerment and inclusion of women and girls is essential to establishing a successful peace process. This session will help showcase the important roles women and girls can play in negotiating peace agreements and in prevention and sustaining peace. It will also highlight the experiences of women who have been included and excluded in peace processes, and how their involvement or absence affected overall outcomes. Expect renewed commitments that will engage and enable women to participate in negotiating ceasefires, preventing conflicts, participating in peace processes and building sustainable futures. This event will be convened by UN Women, Religions for Peace, the Global Network for Women Peacebuilders, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund and UNFPA.
