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Ministerial Lunch a Discussion on Gender and the Sdgs and Launch of the Sdgs&Her Initiative Ministerial Lunch A discussion on Gender and the SDGs and launch of the SDGs&Her initiative DATE: Friday, April 20th, 2018 TIME: 12:15– 2:15pm LOCATION: Private Dining Room (PDR A/B/C) MC C1 level. World Bank Main Building BACKGROUND: The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a stand-alone goal, Goal 5, on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls. Yet these global goals are intrinsically inter-dependent. To achieve gender equality, we must make progress on maternal health, girls’ access to education, and women’s economic empowerment, among other goals – and successful interventions must be scaled up. Women’s financial inclusion and enhancing girls’ and women’s voice and agency are key enablers to achieving many SDGs. There is strong evidence that increasing financial access for women leads to greater spending on health, education, and other important indicators of well-being. Closing these gender gaps will not only help advance towards SDG 5 but will also diversify economies, raise productivity, and improve prospects for the next generation. The SDGs&Her Initiative: The objectives of the initiative are to: (1) recognize women implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including women business owners of microenterprises; (2) reach non-traditional audiences; (3) collaborate with private sector partners on all SDGs, but SDG5 in particular; to share best practices and innovative ideas. Partners will promote the competition to women entrepreneurs through their networks and community platforms. Women-owned and -led micro-level enterprises (1-9 employees; USD 10,000 loan eligibility) will fill out a short online template to enter the competition, describing their work and linking their initiative/product to 1 or more SDGs. Entries will be screened by a university partner and then judged by an expert panel. Judges will determine the winners based on the impact on the SDGs, vision and purpose, and clarity of the entries. The top winners will be recognized at an event at the margins of the 2018 UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York. The stories of the winning women entrepreneur (and many other notable entries) will be shared through partners’ social media and websites. Event: The Honorable Minister for Investment and International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt and the chair of the African Caucus with the Office of the World Bank Group (WBG) Senior Vice President for the 2030 Agenda, UN Relations and Partnerships, will co-host a Ministerial Lunch at the WBG-IMF Spring Meetings on April 20 to: 1. highlight the importance of women’s economic empowerment for reaching the SDGs; and 2. formally launch the SDGs&Her competition for women microentrepreneurs, co-sponsored by the WBG, Wharton Business School’s Zicklin Center, UNWomen, and UNDP. 1 FORMAT: This will be an informal Chatham House Rule conversation. Mahmoud Mohieldin, SVP for the 2030 Development Agenda, UN Relations and Partnerships, will moderate the discussion. Ms. Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General will provide opening remarks. The Honorable Minister for Investment and International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt and the chair of the African Caucus, H.E. Dr. Sahr Nasr will make remarks as the co-host of the event. Each principal will be given the opportunity to present opening reflections, after which the two key themes will be discussed by participants. PARTICIPANTS: Participants: Moderated by Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, UN Relations and Partnerships 1. Ms. Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General 2. H.E. Nikolai Astrup, Minister of Development, Norway 3. H. E. Amadou Ba, Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Senegal 4. H.E. Ms. Kanny Diallo, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Guinea 5. H.E. Issa Doubragne, Minister of Economy and Development Planning, Chad 6. H.E. Ambassador Mr. Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Representative of the Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations 7. H.E. Elissa Golberg, Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Policy, Canada 8. H.E. Luis-Fernando Mejia, Director of National Planning, Colombia 9. H.E. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance, Rwanda 10. H.E. Fayval Williams, Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Jamaica 11. Mr. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator 12. Mr. Yannick Glemarec, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women 13. Mr. Hart Schafer, Vice President Global Themes, World Bank 14. Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) 15. Ms. Caren Grown, Senior Director, Gender, World Bank 16. Ms. Henriette Kolb, Head, IFC Gender Secretariat 17. Prof. Djordjija Petkoski, Wharton Business School LOGISTICAL INFORMATION: • The attendance for the Ministerial lunch is by invitation only and is limited to Principal plus one. • The speaking order for the opening and closing segments are arranged by country name, alphabetically. • Please send any dietary preferences, by cob on Friday, April 13, 2018 to Devy Damayanti [email protected]. • All participants for the Ministerial lunch are requested to arrive at the Private Dining Room (PDR A/B/C) MC C1 level. World Bank Main Building by 12:05pm later than 12:10pm, please. 2 • The Spring Meetings badges are required to get access to the Bank/Fund buildings on Saturday, April 22. Attendees will need to submit their online registration at www.BankFundMeetings.org as Bank Guests. • Please let us know if you have further questions. We would be happy to address them. Very happy to touch base at your earliest convenience regarding the questions on logistics and format. Agenda and Running Order: Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Welcoming remarks Development Agenda UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group—Moderator Opening Remarks Ms. Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General Remarks by the Co-Host H.E. Dr. Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister of Investment, Arab Republic of Egypt. Chair of the African Caucus. World Bank Group’s work on Mr. Hartwig Schafer, VP, Global Themes, World Bank Gender Ms. Caren Grown, Senior Director, Gender, World Bank Ms. Henriette Kolb, Head, IFC Gender Secretariat Opening reflections from H.E. Nikolai Astrup, Minister of Development, Norway Honorable Ministers H. E. Amadou Ba, Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Senegal H.E. Ms. Kanny Diallo, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Guinea H.E. Issa Doubragne, Minister of Economy and Development Planning, Chad H.E. Ambassador Mr. Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Representative of the Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations H.E. Elissa Golberg, Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Policy, Canada H.E. Luis-Fernando Mejia, Director of National Planning, Colombia H.E. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance, Rwanda H.E. Fayval Williams, Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Jamaica Remarks by UNDP Mr. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Remarks by UNWomen Mr. Yannick Glemarec, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women Perspective from UNECA Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) The SDGs&Her Initiative Prof. Djordjija Petkoski, Wharton Business School 3 Discussion • How gender can act as an enabler and accelerator for all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? • It is no longer a not a choice, but an imperative to close gender gaps in education, entrepreneurship, health, labor markets and other areas. What are the major achievements and what more is being planned? • Around the world the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work remains an enormous barrier to progress for women. What steps are being taken to address this? Closing reflections from all H.E. Nikolai Astrup, Minister of Development, Norway Ministers H. E. Amadou Ba, Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Senegal H.E. Ms. Kanny Diallo, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Guinea H.E. Issa Doubragne, Minister of Economy and Development Planning, Chad H.E. Ambassador Mr. Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Representative of the Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations H.E. Elissa Golberg, Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Policy, Canada H.E. Luis-Fernando Mejia, Director of National Planning, Colombia H.E. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance, Rwanda H.E. Fayval Williams, Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Jamaica Closing Remarks Mr. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Thank you and wrap-up Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, SVP 4 BIOs: Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President, 2030 Development Agenda, UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group Mr. Mohieldin is the World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, UN Relations and Partnerships. Before joining the World Bank, Dr. Mohieldin held numerous senior positions in the Government of Egypt, including Minister of Investment from 2004 until 2010. He also served on several Boards of Directors including the Central Bank of Egypt and the banking and corporate sector. He was a member of the Commission on Growth and Development and selected a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. He is a Professor of Economics and Finance at Cairo University, an Honorary Professor at Durham University and member of the Advisory Board of the Durham Business School. He also held leading positions in national and regional
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