On the occasion of the 64th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW64), Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York would like to invite all to join us for “Taiwan Main Stage”—an NGO exhibition and a panel discussion on gender equality and gender-based violence prevention—to be held on March 12, 2020 during Taiwan Gender Equality Week.
The event is organized by Foundation for Women’s Rights Promotion and Development (FWRPD) and sponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Date and Time: Thursday, March 12, 2020, 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Venue: TECO in New York (1 E 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017)
*Registration required
Program:
5:30 pm-7:00 pm NGO expo and networking reception
7:00 pm-7:10 pm Welcome remarks by Ambassador Lily L.W. Hsu
7:10 pm-7:30 pm Keynote speech by Ms. Zoe Chi, Chair, Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS) and Director, Garden of Hope Foundation
7:30 pm-8:45 pm Panel discussion—Peaceful societies, access to justice and freedom from violence
Moderated by Dr. Susan O’Malley, former chair of NGO CSW/NY
Panelists:
Dr. Theresa Der-Lan Yeh, Chair, Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation
Ms. Jayanthi Balaguru, Chair, International Network of Liberal Women
Ms. Denise Scotto, Vice President and UN Representative of International Federation of Women in Legal Careers (FIFCJ)
8:45 pm-9:00 pm Closing
For more events during Taiwan Gender Equality Week, including Youth Power Talk, To Vote and To Be Elected, and NGO parallel events, please visit TGEW website.