On November 28, 2022, NYU McSilver Institute Executive Director Rose Pierre-Louis moderated a panel at the second edition of the Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination, convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Mexico City, Mexico. The panel, “Catalyzing the debate to advance the rights of women, adolescents and girls,” was part of an expansive two-day (Nov. 28–29) agenda in support of a forward-looking theme: The Road towards a Rights-based Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Drawing on her own extensive career fighting for the eradication of violence against women and girls, Pierre-Louis facilitated a discussion with leading experts in psychology, youth advocacy, indigenous rights, and global philanthropy.
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Panelists included: Gary Barker, President, CEO and Co-Founder, Equimundo; Débora Cóbar, Executive Director of the Americas and Global Sponsorship, Plan International; Roceli Dzib García, Mayan Rigths Activist and Member of the Youth Advisory Group of UNFPA México; and Makesi Francis, Co-Founder of Victim Eyes, Director of WeTalkingBois, Youth Leader and Activist.
Before the discussion, Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, set the stage, and Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, delivered a keynote address. After Rose Pierre-Louis moderated an in-depth discussion featuring questions from in-person and virtual audiences, Alanna Armitage, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative for Mexico and Country Director for Cuba and Dominican Republic, shared closing remarks.
Learn more about this international forum at the UNESCO site or download a PDF of the conference program (Catalyzing the debate to advance the rights of women, adolescents and girls< is Panel 4).
