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“Beyond the Borders:
Equality in Science for Society”



for the People & the Planet


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6th International Day of Women & Girls in Science Assembly



#February11, 2021
United Nations Headquarters, Virtual



With great momentum and interest to accelerate progress in achieving the 2030 Development Agenda and its 17 Global Goals, the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly is organized by the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT), and Permanent Missions of Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Hungary, Kenya, Malta, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia -to the United Nations and co-sponsored by Permanent Missions of Costa Rica, Montenegro and San Marino to the United Nations, as well as the African Union, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Intellectuals Property Organization (WIPO).


The 6th Assembly theme is "Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society", with a special focus on the value of the social aspects and cultural dimensions in Science, Technology and Innovation to enhance sustainable development programs.


The Assembly will feature for the first time Our Blind Fellow Scientists, through a High-level panel entitled Writing Science in Braille. The panel aims to raise the international community’s attention towards the rights of blind and visually impaired individuals - particularly women and girls - in science, education and literacy, equal opportunities, as well as their inclusion in sustainable development programs as agents of change, not only its beneficiaries.


Furthermore, the 6th Assembly will promote a holistic approach to discuss “How to Drive Innovative Economy in the Post-COVID Era”. The five thematic focus areas of the 2021 Assembly highlight:

- Aligning Science with the Innovation Economy

- Water Economics for Inclusive Innovative Green Growth

- Women in Science for the Oceans: Celebrating the beginning of the Oceans Decade

- Creativity of Science for Reviving Economy: Celebrating the International Year for Creative Economy

- Women in Science and Diplomacy: Celebrating the International Year of Peace & Trust.



“Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society”



The International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly brings together stakeholders from high-level government officials, representatives of international organizations, foundations, private sector, civil society as well as women in science experts from around the world.


Program

the 2021 guests



6th International Day of Women & Girls in Science Assembly



HRH Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite



Executive Director, Royal Academy of Science International Trust



H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir



President of the United Nations General Assembly



H.E. Mr. António Guterres



Secretary-General of the United Nations



H.E. Professor Sarah Mbi Enow Anyang



Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union Commission



H.E. Dr. Helena Dalli



European Union Commissioner for Equality



H.E. Ms. Veronika Remišová



Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic



H.E. Ms. Henrietta Fore



Executive Director, UNICEF



H.E. Dr Salim M. Al-Malik



Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)



HRH Prince Zain El-Hashemite



Founder of Y 4 X Global Movement for Equality in Science



H.E. Mr. Francisco Duarte Lopes



Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, New York



H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed



Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations



Mr. Idar Kreutzer



CEO Finance Norway



H.E. Mrs. Milica Pejanović Đurišić



Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations, New York



Drs. Alice Bouman-Dentener



Director of Cansu Global Equality Stand



Mr. W. David Power



CEO and President, Perkins School for the Blind



H.E. Ambassador Walton Alfonso Webson



Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations.



H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus



Director-General, World Health Organization



Dr. Mona Minkara



Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Northeastern University



H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson



United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean



Dr Susan Windham-Bannister



President of Association for Women in Science, USA



H.E. Mr. Munir Akram



President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council



H.E. Mrs. Vanessa Frazier



Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malta to the United Nations, New York



Dr Cary Supalo



Research Developer at Educational Testing Service, USA



Ms. Emily Pidgeon



Vice President, Ocean Science and Innovation, Conservation International, USA



Mr. Sina Bahram



President and Founder, Prime Access Consulting, USA



Ms. Kristin Joanna White (Khaliya)



Founder and President, Falkora



Dr. Amy Bower



Senior Scientist and Chair of the Department of Physical Oceanography at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA



Ms. Daniela Bas



Director, Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)



H.E. Mr. Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramirez



Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations, New York



Ms. Joanne Wilson



Deputy Director, Radiocommunication Sector, ITU



H.E. Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim



6th President of Mauritius and Secretary-General of Cansu Global



H.H. Moulay Hicham Youssoufi Al-Alaoui



Morocco



H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima



Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, New York



Ms. Grazia Vittadini



Chief Technology Officer, Airbus



H.E. Mr. Rodrigo A. Carazo



Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations, New York



Ms. Chantal Line Carpentier



Chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), New York Office



H.E. Ms. Darja Bavdaž Kuret



Permanent Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations, New York



Mr. J. Carl Ganter



Co-Founder and Director, Circle of Blue, USA



Mr. Jaime Melo Baptista



President of the Lisbon International Centre for Water (LIS-Water), Portugal



Prof. Ellen Pikitch



Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, USA



Dr. Mohamed Ait Kadi



President of General Council of Agricultural Development, Morocco



Prof. Giulia Grancini



Università degli studi di Pavia, Italy



Prof. Amal Qattan



Director of External Relations, Women in Science International League, Saudi Arabia



Dr. Naheda Sahtout



Office of the Chief Science Operating Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada



H.E. Mr. KIMURA Tetsuya



Ambassador, Economic, Social and United Nations Management Affairs of the Permanent Mission of Japan



Ms. Ursula Wynhoven



ITU Representative to the United Nations, New York



H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani



Permanent Representative of the Republic Kenya to the United Nations, New York



Ms. Ola Zahran



Head of the Coordination Office in New York, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)



Ms. Polona Šafarič Tepeš



PhD student in Cancer Biology Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine In collaboration with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Slovenia



Mr. Manuel Sapiano



Chief Executive Officer of the Energy & Water Agency and Malta’s Water Director Malta



Ms. Josefina Maestu Unturbe



National Water Advisor, Spain



H.E. Mr. Michal Mlynár



Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations



Dr. Lyndsay Howard



Senior Analyst for Foreign Policy, Bloomberg LP, USA



Mr. Kunal Sood



Founder #WeThePlanet and Chairman of Novus, India



Mr. Ahmed Mukhtar



Professor of Music and Composer, Iraq



Ms. Melissa Fleming



Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications



Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka



Executive Director of UN Women



Ms. Claudia Rosal



Musician, Spain



Prof. Jerzy Duszyński



President of the Polish Academy of Sciences



Dr. Mauro Ferrari



Dompé X Therapeutics







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Partners







From the outcome declaration of the High-Level World Women's Health and Development Forum in 2015, to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science proclaimed with the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution (70/212), the journey of the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT) continues through its partnership with the:



United Nations Conference on Trade and Development



World Intellectual Property Organization



United Nations Institute for Training and Research



International Telecommunication Union



International Labour Organization



United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs



World Health Organization



International Chamber of Commerce



Organization International de la Francophonie



African Union



Antigua and Barbuda



Andorra



Argentina



Australia



Bangladesh



Colombia



Cyprus



Costa Rica



Georgia



Guatemala



Haiti



Hungary



Kenya



Malta



Montenegro



Mexico



Paraguay



Poland



Portugal



The Philippines



Rwanda



San Marino



Slovakia



Slovenia



St. Vincent and the Grenadines



Thailand



Tonga



Uruguay



Vietnam



Zambia



International Union for Conservation of Nature



Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics



GSM Association



Kaneka



3M



Emerging Ag



Turkish Airlines



We The Planet



Proclamations





“I applaud RASIT and the United Nations for making this mission a priority by establishing the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Through awareness-raising campaigns, this movement will help ensure that women of all ages are given access to education and training in the sciences and have equal access to employment opportunities in these fields.”



Mr. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of the City of New York



Proclamations





“I am honoured to have the opportunity to recognise the Royal Academy of Science International Trust’s initiative, commitment and hard work that led the Permanent Mission of Malta to the UN to facilitate the negotiations that led to the adoption of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by the entire UN General Assembly. The Royal Academy of Science International Trust’s leadership and staff have made this existing, inspirational and eventful commemoration possible.

"On behalf of all New Yorkers, thank you for your hard work, commitment and support for all women. I know the International Day will continue to grow and flourish as an expression of excellence that marks the contributions to the economy by women in the sciences.”



Mr. Charles E. Schumer, US Senator for New York



Proclamations





“Whereas Women who are scientists have for too long not received recognition for their achievements Whereas Girls need to see women role models in order to find the encouragement to enter into courses of study which will enable them to become scientists girls aspiring to become professionals in the scientific arena are in special need of encouragement, nurturing, and a gender-sensitive and inclusive environment Resolve that this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to recognise that the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an event worthy of our highest respect and esteem”.



Ms. Liz Krueger, New York State Senator



Proclamations





The Borough of Manhattan Proclaims February 11
the Princess Dr. Nisreen El-Hashemite Appreciation Day.



Ms. Gale A. Brewer, President of the Borough of Manhattan



Proclamations





"Speaking as a grandfather, like the majority of us, I want a future for our young ones that is safe and secure. One which enables them to reach their full potential in life, by working counter, the impediments that exists, you are helping the next generations of women scientists, mathematicians and leaders to comfortably taken their rightful places in society. I commend you for your work."



H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly



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