Global Advocacy

Every year, we host a parallel event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, present our residents' research at global forums, and advocate alongside partners at UNGA and World Bank meetings.

667+

Attendees

55+

Engagements

18

Speakers

Annual Side Events

  • CSW70: Jobs for Girls

    Leveraging AI to Prepare Young People
    for Better Careers

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  • CSW69: Breaking Barriers

    Unseen Leadership of Refugee Women

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  • CSW68: Period Proverty

    Ending Period Poverty for South Asian Women and Girls

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Voices from our Panels

  • Dr. Kristin Austin

    Rewriting the Code

  • Nicholas Kimble

    United Nations Youth Office

  • Saloni Patel

    Kamakhya Health

  • Sila Gecir

    Marble Health

  • Cemre Ulker

    Journalists and Writers Foundation

  • Aki Temisevä

    President & CEO
    United Nations Association in Canada

  • Aysan Jahankhah

    Mental Health Counseling Intern
    Columbia University

  • Bethal Abraham

    MPH Candidate
    New York University

  • Amber Culley

    Canadian Council of Young Feminists

  • Sharmin Kabir

    Founder
    Wreetu Health and Wellbeing Foundation

  • Ananya Chhaochharia

    Founder
    Paint It Red Foundation

  • Hira Amjad

    Founder
    DASTAK Women Rights and Awareness Foundation

  • Jesselina Rana

    Co-Founder
    Pad2Go

  • Hafsah Muheed

    Founder
    Amplifying Impact

  • Aitolgon Boronbaeva

    Founder and Executive Director
    Danaker

Global Partners

United Nations Engagement

  • UNGA80

    High-Level Week of the 80th United Nations General Assembly

    Field Notes

  • UNGA79

    High-Level Week of the 79th United Nations General Assembly

    Field Notes

  • UNGA78

    High-Level Week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly

    Field Notes

IMF-World Bank Engagement

  • 2025 Annual Meetings

    Anil Wasif at Bretton Woods Committee Meeting

  • 2024 Annual Meetings

    Anil Wasif, Farhim Zaman & Tahmid Khan at Civil Society Policy Forum

  • 2024 Spring Meetings

    Arayana Mahmud & Antonette Reyes at Civil Society Policy Forum

  • 2023 Annual Meetings

    Anil Wasif, Farhim Zaman & Tahmid Khan at Civil Society Policy Forum

Global Advocacy Team

  • Elif Soylemez

    Manager
    U.N. Youth Representative
    Global Advocacy

  • Aditi Zahir

    Director
    U.N. Representative
    IMF-World Bank CSO
    Policy Research

  • Farhim Zaman

    Director
    U.N. Representative
    IMF-World Bank CSO
    Risk

  • Tahmid Khan

    Director
    U.N. Representative
    IMF-World Bank CSO
    Welfare

  • Anil Wasif

    Managing Director
    U.N. Representative
    IMF-World Bank CSO
    BacharLorai Global

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