MEDIA ADVISORY: The U.S., Australia, and UN to Co-Host a Virtual Event on the Margins of UNGA76 on the Gendered Impacts of Security Challenges

United States Mission to the United Nations
Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
For Immediate Release
September 18, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY: The United States, Australia, and the UN to Co-Host a Virtual Event on the Margins of UNGA76 on the Gendered Impacts of Security Challenges

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, will co-host a virtual event titled “The Gendered Impacts of Security Challenges: The Role of the UN System” on Monday, September 20, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. This event will consider the gendered impacts of security challenges in Africa and the Indo-Pacific, as well as the role of the United Nations in implementing two decades’ worth of Security Council resolutions on Women, Peace, and Security.

This event is co-hosted by Senator the Honorable Marise Payne, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, and Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. The event will be moderated by Ambassador Mitch Fifield, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations.

Register for this event here.

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