This roundtable aimed to discuss how governments can promote gender equality and women’s empowerment as part of the COVID-19 recovery process, considering the gender-differentiated impacts of the pandemic.
There have been several initiatives aimed at supporting refugee and migrant women workers affected by COVID-19 in the region and the side event provided an opportunity to explore these, as...
This panel addressed how positive social norms change can accelerate progress in gender equality and SDG 5 by showcasing country level work that tackles limiting and deep-rooted norms towards transformative...
The UNFSS played a leading role in addressing the challenges related to SDG achievement. The discourse around “food systems” was elevated through increased commitment from governments and other actors. National...
The annual meeting of the Regional Collaborative Platform (RCP), chaired by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, took stock of progress and specific deliverables of the RCP in support of Resident...
A discussion with the regional UN system facilitated by the Regional Issued-Based Coalition (Europe and Central Asia) on the large Movements of People, Displacement and Resilience (IBC LMPDR) and Issue-Based...
The IBC met on 21 April, 17 June, 4 September, 6 November 2020 and 11 February, 22 June, 21 September, 30 November 2021. The objective of this meeting is to provide...
The virtual meeting addresses collaboration on the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus; preparations for the Annual RCP meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General; and updates on the UNSDCF process and country dialogues.