Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda
Noelene is a long-time feminist community organiser, analyst, educator and activist working for socio-economic, ecological and climate justice and universal human rights in urban informal settlements, rural and maritime Fiji, the Pacific and globally for over 35 years. Guided by autonomous feminist movements, Noelene works with communities, civil society, Governments, development sector and the UN to advance bold heterodox strategies on urgent, complex questions of human rights and development justice. In 2020 Noelene was the recipient of the International Women’s Health Coalition’s Joan B. Dunlop award for advocacy.
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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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02:30 pm EEST | 04:00 pm EEST |
Challenging the Tide: Empowering Feminist Movements to Counter Anti-Rights Agendas
Plenary KCC Auditorium |
In the face of growing anti-rights and anti-gender movements, it is crucial to develop strategies to counter harmful agendas and protect human Read More SpeakersSumaiya IslamSenior Advisor, Justice and Intersectionality and Acting Director, Intersectional Justice Division, Global Programs Open Society Foundations Alicia HerbertOBE Director, Education, Gender and Equality and Gender Envoy Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office |
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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