UNGA 2018: African Women Leaders Network High-Level Side Event

The central question of the High-Level Event is “How Can Women Leaders Make the AU and the UN More Relevant to All for Transformative Change? Experiences from the African Women Leaders Network Agenda for Transformation.

Members of the “African Women Leaders Network, senior AU and UN officials, Members of the Group of Friends of AWLN to the UN and High-Level Government/ Institutional Representatives will share proven effective strategies on asserting influential leadership, promoting strategic negotiations and exercising influence to address the challenges in the context of peace, security and development processes in efforts to ensure that no one is left behind.

The overall objective of the High-Level event is to bring to light the actions undertaken by the African Women Leaders Network from its inception, with AU and UN support, and to explore avenues for opportunities to strengthen these initiatives with Member States and new partners (public and private sector, non-governmental organizations).

Moderator

Ms. Folly Bah Thibault, Principal Presenter, News Directorate English Channel, Al Jazeera

Keynote Segment

- H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, represented by H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs

- H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General and Champion of the African Women Leaders Network

- H.E. Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés President of the General Assembly, represented by Deputy Chef de Cabinet, H.E. Ambassador Yanerit Morgan

High-Level Panel

- H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray, Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Republic of the Gambia

- H.E. Ms. Bineta Diop, African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security

- H.E. Ms. Asa Regner, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Deputy Executive Director UN Women

- Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid of Germany,

- H.E. Ms. Bience Gawanas, United Nations Under Secretary-General & Special Adviser for Africa

- H.E. Ms. Bintou Keita, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

Intervention on behalf of the African Women Leaders Network

- Hon. Dr. Joyce Banda, Former President of the Republic of Malawi & Member of the AWLN