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26. februar 2021 11:03
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Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of CSW / Réunion parlementaire à l'occasion de la
Commission de la condition de la femme
What will it take to reach gender parity in political participation in a
post-COVID-19 world?
A parliamentary event organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women at the 65th Session of the
Commission on the Status of Women
In line with the priority theme Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the
elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls
Tuesday 23 March 2021, virtual event
Dear Madam, Dear Sir,
In follow-up
to our “save-the-date” message of 17 February 2021 regarding the above-mentioned
meeting, we are
pleased to send you the invitation to the Parliamentary Meeting, to be held online on
23 March 2021
on the platform
Interprefy. You will also find enclosed the Concept note and provisional agenda and an information note. The registration
form is available online via
this link.
These documents are also available on the IPU Website at
https://www.ipu.org/event/what-will-it-take-reach-gender-parity-in-political-participation-in-post-covid-19-world.
We take this opportunity to inform you that, in addition to the Parliamentary Meeting, the IPU will be co-hosting informal
side-events during the session of the CSW on:
“We
Have Your Back”
- Breaking the cycle from online harassment to threats to violence against women and girl
leaders
on
Wednesday 24 March 2021, from 15:30 to 17:00 CET
(10:30 to 12:00 ET), co-hosted with the
League of Women Voters (LWV), UN Women, permanent missions in New York and several NGOs. This side
event will have simultaneous interpretation in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. Registration link available at
this link
Fifth anniversary of the #NotTheCost campaign to stop violence against women in politics
on
Tuesday 16
March 2021, from 15:30 to 16:30 CET
(10:30 to 11:30 ET), hosted by the National Democratic Institute (NDI)
and other partners. Additional information will be provided in due course.
Best regards,
The IPU Gender Partnership Team