“ENDING THE DEBT BURDEN: RECLAIMING WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ RIGHTS” a panel hosted by Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) and co- sponsored by African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET); Government of Sierra Leone; Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Económica y Social (Latindadd); Debt for Justice Norway; UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, OHCHR at Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2024.
The session included speaker of diverse backrounds, including Tharanga de Silva, Women and Media Collective, Sri Lanka, Nicole Maloba, member of African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), White Ribbon Alliance, Kenya, Hon. Minister Dr. Isata Bahoi, Minister of Gender and Youth Affairs, Government of Sierra Leone, Nilofar Bakhtiar, the Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of Women, Pakistan, Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, the Chair, UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, OHCHR, Tatiana Berringer de Assumpcao, Finance Track G20 Social Coordinator, Ministry of Finance, Brazil, and Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, National Council for Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina I Former UN Independent Expert on Foreign debt and Human Rights, and moderated by Misun Woo, Regional Coordinator, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development.
Women and Media Collective’s very own Director Operations, Tharanga De Silva spoke on the realities of Sri Lankan women and queer persons, the increased risks amid the economic crisis and the soaring cost of living as well as how civil society can tailor interventions to respond to these newly emerging issues.
