Date: Monday, June 25th, 2012 – Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations – Room XXIII
Distinguished Speakers:
UN Special Rapporteur on the Violence Against Women – Ms. Rashida Manjoo (Invited)
Mission of Brazil to the UN Geneva
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse – INPEA – Ms. Susan Somers, Secretary General
UN NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva – Geneva International Network on Ageing – Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger
CEDAW Committee Former Member & Chair of Working Group for CEDAW General Recommendation on Rights of Older Women – Ms. Ferdous Ara Begum – Bangladesh
Widows & Violence – Dr. Mohini Giri, Founder & President – Guild of Service – India
HelpAge International – Ms. Bridget Sleap, Rights Policy Adviser
WomenEnable – Ms. Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq, Founder/President -Violence Against Women with Disabilities
Slide Presentation: WUNRN – Women’s UN Report Network – Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator
Moderator:
World YWCA General Secretary – President, NGO Committee on the Status of Women Geneva – Ms. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda