Tech CEO Kimberly King to Host Global Roundtable at United Nations CSW 2022

 
Kimberly King Addresses Delegates At United Nation
Kimberly King Addresses Delegates At United Nation
WASHINGTON - Dec. 31, 2021 - PRLog -- The sixty-sixth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) will take place at UN Headquarters in New York and via virtual forums from March 14 to 25th, 2022. Representatives of Member States, UN entities and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend.

As part of UN-CSW 2022, Women in Technology and their NGO partners will sponsor the "Women's Global RoundTable: Leadership in a Digital World" to explore challenges, opportunities and impact of women's leadership across sectors and regions.

Tech Evangelist and Social Entrepreneur, Ms. Kimberly King, will serve as Host and emcee for the Women's Global RoundTable. Guest speakers and invited delegates from across the globe will discuss women's education, economic empowerment and the impact of digital technologies on the future of work.

Additional guest speakers and partners to be announced.

The active participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a critical element in the work of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). NGOs have been influential in shaping the current global policy framework on women's empowerment and gender equality: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. They continue to play an important role in holding international and national leaders accountable for the commitments they made in the Platform for Action.

2022 Themes

Priority theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and risk reduction policies and programmes;

Review theme: Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work.

The active participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a critical element in the work of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). NGOs have been influential in shaping the current global policy framework on women's empowerment and gender equality: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. They continue to play an important role in holding international and national leaders accountable for the commitments they made in the Platform for Action.

UNWomen and the UN-CSW has organized and approved a series of NGO forums and events to exchange information and share global best practices. To learn more about UN Women, please visit unwomen.org.

To learn more about the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, please visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw

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