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Second Meeting of the UN SGHLP for Women’s Economic Empowerment

Name: Second Meeting of the UN SGHLP for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Start: 2016-07-15T12:00:00+00:00
End: 2016-07-15T12:00:00+00:00
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica

July 15, 2016
San Jose, Costa Rica

Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker.

San Jose, Costa Rica

UN SGHLP Panelists and Deputies in San Jose, Costa Rica – July 15, 2016

The UN Secretary General’s High-level Panel (UN SGHLP) for Women’s Economic Empowerment met for the second time on July 15th. SEWA National Coordinator and Chair of WIEGO Board Renana Jhabvala represented both organizations on the panel, and attended the July meeting. At the meeting, panelists finalized recommendations for the UN SGHLP report which was released in September of 2016. WIEGO International Coordinator Martha Chen and WIEGO Writer and Research Assistant Jenna Harvey also attended to provide support to Renana.

Learn more about WIEGO and SEWA’s ongoing participation in the SGHLP process.