Bringing Everyone Forward for Sustainable and Equitable Development

Feb 10, 2023 | Royal Academy of Science International Trust
UN Headquarters, New York
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The Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT), and co-organizing
Member States are celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
(IDWGIS), on 10 February 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This
will be the 8th Assembly, pursuant to the adoption of Resolution A/RES/70/212 on the
International Day of Women and Girls in Science, on December 22, 2015, aimed at promoting
equality in science, technology, and innovation for socio-economic sustainable development,
in line with the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs.
This year, the IDWGIS will focus on the role of Women and Girls and Science as relates
to the SDGs in review at the forthcoming High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), namely SDG 6
(clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 9 (industry,
innovation, and infrastructure), SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities) and SDG17
(means of implementation), while following up on discussions on water held during from the

“Water Unites Us” 7th IDWGIS, the 2nd High-Level International Conference on the

International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2022, held
in Dushanbe, and the 2nd UN Ocean Conference and its High-Level Symposium on Water

held in Lisbon, as a contribution for the 2023 UN Water Conference, and other UN Fora.
In doing so the IDWGIS aims to connect the International Community to Women and
Girls in Science, strengthening the ties between science, policy, and society for strategies
oriented towards the future. The IDWGIS will thus showcase best practices, strategies,
applied solutions in addressing SDGs challenges and opportunities. It will also include for the
first time a science workshop for Blind Girls and a session from the BLIND fellow
SCIENTISTS on “Science in Braille: Making Science Accessible”.
The 8th Assembly of the IDWGIS will feature two high-level panels and four interactive
conversations with distinguished representatives from governments, inter-governmental
organization, the private sector, academia, and our fellow blind and deaf scientists. The voice
of Girls in Science 4 SDGs International Platform and youth will be present in every
conversation.
In Panel 1, participants will engage in interactive discussions, respectively focusing on:
(i) sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11); (ii) transportation and logistics (SDG 7); (iii)
business and industry (SDG 9); and, (iv) a space for sustainable development, with a focus on
SDG 6.
SDG6 and SDG17 will be addressed in a cross-cutting manner. A Cansu SITE
representative will provide the water lens in each conversation. Additionally, relevant experts
will be invited to offer their input on SDG17, as well as on financing sustainable solutions.
Finally, in fulfilment of RASIT’s mission of bringing everyone forward, the importance of
multilingualism will also be highlighted.
In Panel 2, RASIT and UN Member States, departments and agencies will celebrate
the 8th anniversary of the #February11 Global Movement through a high-level panel entitled
“Think Science. Think Peace”