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19 Nov 2018
Today, 68.5 million people are displaced, approximately half of which are women and girls. Women and girls face considerable discrimination and violence, as well as barriers to access economic, health and social services, protection and participation in decision-making and peace building processes.
The Global Compact on Refugees has the potential to become an important component in the international humanitarian and development aid structure.
Join the Embassy of Sweden and the International Rescue Committee in a discussion on how to make the Global Compact on Refugees work for women and girls in humanitarian response and conflict context. What commitments by governments, UN Agencies and International Non-Governmental Organizations are necessary to improve the situation for women and girls?
Opening remarks:
H.E. Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S., and a video message from Ms. Carin Jämtin, Director-General of The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
Panel discussion with:
− Ms. Nazanin Ash, Vice President of Global Policy and Advocacy, International Rescue Committee
− H.E. Ambassador Mull Sebujja Katende, The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda to the U.S.
− Mr. Xavier Devictor, Practice Manager at the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group, World Bank Group
− Moderator: Dr. Daniela Ligero, Executive Director and CEO, Together for Girls.
The event will be livestreamed through the Embassy of Sweden’s YouTube Channel and you can follow the discussion on Twitter through @SwedeninUSA, @IRCEurope, @WBG_dev4peace and #Refugees.
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.