Linking SDG 16 and SDG 5 in a Time of Crisis: Women in Peacebuilding and Justice

Jul 14, 2022 | The Republic of Austria and Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York and YouTube livestream
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This year’s High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from 5th to 15th July.

Following the review of SDG16 (peaceful, just and inclusive societies) in 2019 and 2021, and in preparation for the HLPF under the auspices of the General Assembly in 2023, Austria and Jordan believe in the importance of keeping SDG 16 on the agenda of this year’s HLPF. In order to highlight its fundamental importance for the overall achievement of the 2030 Agenda, Austria and Jordan are organizing a Side Event on SDG 16 linking it to SDG 5 (as well as SDG 14 and 15). Inspired by the statement of Sima Sami Bahous, UN Women Executive Director, that ‘crises multiply threats, women are solution multipliers’, this side event seeks to explore in a multifaceted discussion how peacebuilding efforts, the rule of law, equal participation and stopping violence against women are essential components to the work on linking SDG 16 and SDG 5.

Speakers:

  • H.E. Ms. Karoline Edtstadler, Minister for EU and Constitution, Austria
  • H.E. Mr. Nasser Shraideh, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
  • H.E. Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, UN Women Executive Director  
  • H.E. Ms. Adela Raz, former Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations and former Ambassador to the United States
  • Ms. Maria Victoria “Mavic” Cabrera Balleza, CEO Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
  • Mr. Carl Bruch, President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association  

Moderation: Monika Froehler, CEO BKMC

 Who: The Republic of Austria and Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in partnership with the Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens and SDG Watch Europe

Where: Hybrid - Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York and Youtube livestream

When: 14 July 2022              Time: 13:00-14:30 ET