Women’s rights in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Feminist, women’s and human rights organisations play a critical role in ensuring that gender equality and human rights are central to the 2030 Agenda and have fought for human rights principles and obligations to be reflected in it. This day will seek to understand the relationship between the SDGs and women’s rights in order to move forward in making the 2030 Agenda a reality in an effective and transformative way.

Objectives:

To promote knowledge on the relationship between the 2030 Agenda and women’s rights as key elements for sustainable human development.

To reflect on the meaning, implications and progress on women’s rights in the 2030 Agenda.

To learn about the reality of the struggles of different groups of women.

Speakers:

• Cecilia Robles, Directora General de Naciones Unidas, organismos internacionales y derechos humanos. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación.
• Nieves Fernández,Presidenta de UNESCO Etxea.
• Arantza Acha,Directora de UNESCO Etxea.
• Almudena Rodríguez, Responsable Incidencia Política en l’Associació de Drets Sexuals i Reproductius y coordinadora del Women Major Group de Europa y Asia Central.
• Izaskun Landaida, Directora de Emakunde.
• Tamara Clavería, Presidenta de AMUGE.
• Francy Fonseca, Mujeres en la Diversidad.
• Irune Martinez Beaskoetxea, Oscarte ONGD.
• Gehitu Elkartea