ALONGSIDE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL (11 OCTOBER) AND INTERNATIONAL RURAL WOMEN’S DAY (15 OCTOBER), THIS HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DETERMINING HOW WE CAN CONFIDENTLY BUILD COMMUNITIES IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER, CAN THRIVE.

THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER | 14.00-15.30 (CENTRAL EUROPEAN SUMMER TIME) | ZOOM

 Women’s rights to equality (SDG 5) and the right to freedom of religion or belief are sometimes seen in competition with one another. Why is this, and what is the cost? How might we make progress in navigating mistrust that has built up around these issues, and overcoming barriers and harmful practices to ensure that over half of the world’s population can reach their potential in all aspects of life. How might women’s rights and FoRB be better understood as two indivisible and interrelated rights? 

How can parliamentarians and faith and belief leaders contribute to these efforts and how might the SDG framework help them to nurture these connections so that no woman or girl is left behind because of their gender or the religion or belief they hold?

The Dialogue will begin with presentations from select speakers after which we will move on to regional/national groups where participants will get the opportunity to discuss and engage with each other on set questions/issues. The last part of the Dialogue is a Q&A session.

Leaving No One Behind Briefing Paper 2

This High-Level Dialogue is part of a wider series exploring the intersections between FoRB and the SDGs and the role that parliamentarians and faith and belief leaders can play in addressing inequalities because of religion or belief. Resources will be provided ahead of the meetings and regional follow-up support will be available to operationalize any next steps.

The series is informed by a set of expert briefing papers produced by the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) as part of the FoRBLN project, of which IPPFoRB and DIHR are consortium members. The consultation series is also supported by the African Parliamentarians Association for Human Rights (AfriPAHR), Religions for Peace and the #FaithforRights Initiative.

This consultation is intended in the first instance for parliamentarians and faith leaders from the 8 FoRBLN project countries (Bangladesh, the Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda), but it will also be of interest to parliamentarians and faith and belief leaders from across Africa, Europe and South and Southeast Asia. 

SPEAKERS

Lopa Banerjee, Executive Coordinator Generation Equality & Director, Civil Society Division, UN Women

Prof. Nazila Ghanea, Associate Professor, International Human RIghts Law, University of Oxford

Annika Jane Dorothy, East Africa Coordinator, Amplify Girls and Steering Board Member, Political Parties Liaison Committee Kenya

Rev’d Bafana Khumalo, Co-Founder and Senior Strategic Advisor, Sonke Gender Justice

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