Virtual launch event of the 2020 Report of the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) entitled “From Page to Action: Accountability for the Furthest Left Behind in COVID-19 & Beyond.”
This virtual event held on Monday, 13 July at 07:45 EDT / 12:45 BST / 13:45 SAST / 20:45 JST during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2020), is co-hosted by the Governments of Japan, South Africa, and Georgia, respectively, and co-organized by the EWEC Secretariat, IAP, the International Health Partnership for UHC 2030 (UHC2030) and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH).
As mandated by the UN Secretary-General, the IAP provides an independent review of progress on the EWEC Global Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals, which includes newborn health priorities. The IAP’s 2020 report is “Caught in the COVID-19 storm: progress and accountability for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of UHC and SDGs”.
This virtual HLPF Side Event aims to:
- Bring visibility to the critical importance of health accountability as a practical tool to ensure countries deliver on the promise of UHC for women, children, adolescents and those furthest left behind—especially as COVID-19 threatens to disrupt progress and reverse the gains
- Energize and inspire stakeholders to act on the IAP recommendations to strengthen social-political accountability, especially at the country-level, and make health accountability everyone’s business
- Set the scene and build momentum towards follow-up planned throughout the year
High-level speakers and leading voices will deliver remarks and/or engage in a dynamic discussion moderated by Ms. Gillian Tett, Chair of the Editorial Board and editor-at-large of the Financial Times, including:
- Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency
- High-level Representative from the Government of South Africa (TBC)
- Ambassador Kaha Imnadze, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN
- Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA (on behalf of UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres)
- Hon. Rt. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Board Chair of PMNCH
- Mr. Elhadj As Sy, Board Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation & Co-Chair of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel)
- Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Member of the High-level Steering Group for EWEC (UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel)
- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, H6 Chair; Director-General, WHO
The event will be livestreamed on UN Web TV.