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DESCRIPTION:UNESCO fulfils its mission through advocacy for peace and devel
 opment and through the soft power of persuasion. To highlight this key ins
 trument, UNESCO is organizing a series of thematic conferences within the
  framework of “UNESCO’s Soft Power Today”. The series will be launched on 
 June 30 with a High-level Conference on “Fostering Women’s Empowerment and
  Leadership”, highlighting Gender Equality as one of UNESCO’s two Global 
 Priorities.The High-level Conference will gather over 50 high-level person
 alities and renowned experts from around the world and will serve as a pla
 tform to celebrate UNESCO’s achievements and to identify promising pathway
 s for inclusive and innovative partnerships to work on women and girls’ em
 powerment and leadership. The day will be organized in three thematic sess
 ions divided in morning and afternoon panels. Each panel will (1) present 
 the state of the art through the participants’ experiences and work; (2) 
 discuss the challenges and innovative solutions in the 2030 horizon, and 
 (3) pave a way forward by leveraging on UNESCO’s role and added value.\n\n
 \nMorning sessions•	'Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development - The 
 Power of Women’s and Girls’ Education' (ROOM IV)\n\n\n•	'Breaking Gender St
 ereotypes - The importance of role models in changing cultural norms' (ROO
 M IX)\n\n\n•	'Leadership and Power - Women in Politics' (ROOM II)\n\n\nAfte
 rnoon sessions•	'Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development - Women, 
 Peace and Security'\n\n\n•	'Breaking Gender Stereotypes - Challenging the s
 tatus quo'\n\n\n•	'Leadership and Power - Women in Business'\n\n\nFor furth
 er information on the panels and the speakers: http://www.unesco.org/new/f
 ileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/BSP/GENDER/PDF/NICE30J...\n\n\nAt the end of each s
 ession, the moderators will report on the conclusions of each panel to th
 e Rapporteur who will present the main outcomes in the closing ceremony. T
 he resulting list of recommendations will help UNESCO and its partners ide
 ntify and prioritize new areas of work and harmonize their approaches with
  a view to promote women’s empowerment and leadership worldwide. A Stateme
 nt will be presented at the end of the Conference to renew the commitment 
 of the Organization as a champion for the promotion of Gender Equality in 
 the international arena. \n\n\nONLINE RSVP MANDATORY, before 28/06/17: ht
 tps://fr.unesco.org/feedback/conference-soft-power-unesco-aujourd-hui-...
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LOCATION:UNESCO Headquarters\n\n125, Avenue de Suffren\n75007 ParisFrance
SUMMARY:UNESCO's Soft Power Today: Fostering Women's Empowerment and Leader
 ship
URL;TYPE=URI:http://en.unesco.org/events/unesco-s-soft-power-today-fosterin
 g-women-s-empowerment-and-leadership
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