Gender Advisory Group
To support and bolster his work on advancing the rights and empowerment throughout the session, the President of the General Assembly created a Gender Advisory Group comprised of six individuals with longstanding experience and expertise on gender issues.
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Composition
- Ambassador Alie Kabba, President of the Bureau of the UN Women Executive Board (succeeded Ambassador Jukka Salovaara)
- Ms. Nahla Valji, Senior Gender Adviser of the Secretary-General
- Ms. Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact
- Dr. Dubravka Simonovic, Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences
- Dr. Soon Young-Yoon, NGO CSW Principal Investigator
- Hon. Patricia A. Torsney, Permanent Observer of the Inter-parliamentary Union ¨CIPU
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Key documents and Meeting Summaries
Letter dated 22 October 2020 regarding the creation of a Gender Advisory Group
Board of Advisers on LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS
In line with the priority he attaches to countries in special situations, the President of the General Assembly has established a Board of Advisers on LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS to provide guidance and technical inputs to advance efforts in support of these countries.
Composition
- Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) ¨C H.E. Ms. Lois Young, Permanent Representative of Belize, Outgoing Chair, (December 2020) and H.E. Mr. Alfonso Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, Incoming Chair (2021-2022);
- Landlocked Developing Countries (2020-2021), H.E. Mr. Magzhan Ilyassov, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan, Chair;
- Least Developed Countries ¨C H.E. Perks Master Ligoya, Permanent Representative of Malawi, Chair;
- 51³Ô¹Ï Development Programme ¨C Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator;
- Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States ¨C Ms. Fekitamoeloa ¡®Utoikamanu, Under-Secretary General;
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs ¨C Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary General;
- 51³Ô¹Ï Conference on Trade and Development ¨C Ms. Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief, New York Office;
- 51³Ô¹Ï Office on Disaster Risk Reduction ¨C Mr. Marco Toscano-Rivalta, Chief, New York Office; and
- UN Foundation ¨C Ms. Sofia Borges, Senior Vice President
Key documents and Meeting Summaries