The Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, in collaboration with UN Pacific and UN Caribbean, is hosting a high-level side event at the 66th session of the Commission of the Status of Women currently held at the UNHQ in New York.
The side event to be held virtually will be held on 24 March 2022 (New York time) from 5-7pm, Friday 25 March 9-11am FJT. The event is titled “Pacific and Caribbean women leaders championing climate finance and the ocean-climate nexus” and will highlight women’s contribution in addressing climate resilience and call for the inclusion of women in climate change decision making at all levels.
Guest speakers include the Honourable Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister of Samoa, and the Honourable Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister of Aruba.
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