Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda
Yasmine Bjornum is an activist for women’s rights and empowerment in Vanuatu and the founder of Sista. When Sista was established in 2016, the main purpose was to create a space for Ni-Vanuatu women to connect, share and uplift each other. Sista began as an online magazine and over the years evolved into a women’s rights organisation driven by feminist values. Yasmine is also a freelance journalist and has written for the Vanuatu Daily Post, ABC and The Guardian._x000D_
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04:30 pm EEST | 06:00 pm EEST |
Regional Solidarity and Intersectional Gender Justice: Lessons from the Oceanic-Pacific Regional Convening
Concurrent Room MH 2-2 |
Drawing on outcomes from the first-ever Women Deliver Oceanic-Pacific Regional Convening, this session showcases our journey to and the power of regional feminist Read More SpeakersMereseini RakuitaPrincipal Strategic Lead (SPC) and Governing Board Chairperson (FP2030) Pacific Community (SPC) |
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10:30 am EEST | 12:00 pm EEST |
Pacific feminists: navigating bodily autonomy, GBV and the climate crisis
Concurrent Room MH 1-1 |
The Pacific has some of the highest rates of VAWG globally (2 in 3 women) alongside being on the frontlines of climate crisis with some of the lowest rates of women’s Read More SpeakersShazia UsmanCommunications Specialist / Storyteller / Writer UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office / Stories of Girls Resistance |
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Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda