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VAWG and COVID-19: Policies and Practices needed to build back better

worldwide/virtual

VAWG and COVID-19: Policies & Practices needed to build back better Sign in here to view/participate in the session. This webinar’s panel of experts includes Dubravka Šimonovic (UN Special Rapporteur on VAW), Diana Arango (Senior Gender-Based Violence Specialist, World Bank), Hilary Gbedemah (Member and Immediate Past Chair of UN CEDAW Committee), Hyeshin Park (Economist, Gender
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VAWG and COVID-19: Policies and Practices needed to build back better

worldwide/virtual

VAWG and COVID-19: Policies & Practices needed to build back better Sign in here to view/participate in the session. This webinar’s panel of experts includes Dubravka Šimonovic (UN Special Rapporteur on VAW), Diana Arango (Senior Gender-Based Violence Specialist, World Bank), Hilary Gbedemah (Member and Immediate Past Chair of UN CEDAW Committee), Hyeshin Park (Economist, Gender
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Free

Digital and Financial Inclusion: Pathways to promote an inclusive Post-COVID-19 socio-economic recovery

worldwide/virtual

Virtual side event during the 2021 ECOSOC FfD Forum on Financing for Development Date & time: April 12 from 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm EST Register in advance for this meeting (by 5:00pm EST on April 11): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcOGopj4tE9OFujGTOC3FTT_-z2aMJ0Sr World Bank data (September 2020) indicates that 212 countries have planned, introduced, or put in place 1179
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Digital and Financial Inclusion: Pathways to promote an inclusive Post-COVID-19 socio-economic recovery

worldwide/virtual

Virtual side event during the 2021 ECOSOC FfD Forum on Financing for Development Date & time: April 12 from 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm EST Register in advance for this meeting (by 5:00pm EST on April 11): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcOGopj4tE9OFujGTOC3FTT_-z2aMJ0Sr World Bank data (September 2020) indicates that 212 countries have planned, introduced, or put in place 1179
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Free

Parents’ Role in Fostering the Financial Literacy of Their Children

worldwide/virtual

The NGO Committee on the Family invites you to join their first fall event of the year, in which attendees will hear from Susan Beacham and a New York banker about educating parents on how to raise financially responsible children. This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Register here! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: The NGO
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Parents’ Role in Fostering the Financial Literacy of Their Children

worldwide/virtual

The NGO Committee on the Family invites you to join their first fall event of the year, in which attendees will hear from Susan Beacham and a New York banker about educating parents on how to raise financially responsible children. This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Register here! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: The NGO
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Free

MSMEs in the Informal Sector: Formalization Ensure Sustainable Finance and Decent Jobs?

worldwide/virtual

About 2 billion workers, or over 60 percent of the world’s adult labor force, operate in the informal  sector --at least part-time, according to the ILO. The COVID-19 pandemic hit informal workers  particularly hard, especially women. Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), both formal and  informal, make up over 90% of all firms around the globe
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MSMEs in the Informal Sector: Formalization Ensure Sustainable Finance and Decent Jobs?

worldwide/virtual

About 2 billion workers, or over 60 percent of the world’s adult labor force, operate in the informal  sector --at least part-time, according to the ILO. The COVID-19 pandemic hit informal workers  particularly hard, especially women. Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), both formal and  informal, make up over 90% of all firms around the globe
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Free