In the tradition of the Oxford Union debates, the International Gender Champions and the Geneva Graduate Institute are hosting their 5th Geneva Gender Debate on 5 March 2024. The motion debated on this occasion will be: “This house believes that 50:50 representation of men and women should be made mandatory for all environment-related multilateral conferences, negotiations and fora.”
Introduction:
• Claire Somerville, Executive Director of the Gender Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute Debaters:
• Adriana Quiñones, Head of Human Rights and Development, UN Women Geneva Office
• Jean-Pierre Reymond, Executive Director, 2050 Today
• Ambassador Nadia Theodore, Permanent Representative of Canada to the WTO in Geneva
• Ambassador Matthew Wilson, Permanent Representative of Barbados to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva
• Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Chair of the International Gender Champions Global Board
This event is organised as part of the Institute’s Gender, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative, with the support of the Permanent Mission of the United States of America in Geneva, and was livestreamed on YouTube.