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Dr Mariama Williams (left) and Dr Tonya Haynes (right) engaging in conversation at the GDF Opening Ceremony
The five thematic areas of the GDF were: 1. COVID-19 pandemic: economic and social implications 2. Climate adaptation and sustainability 3. Rising inequality 4. Persistent power imbalances between countries, regions and within institutions 5. Repositioning gender to address structural inequalities The Forum began with an Opening Ceremony, which included cultural performances as well as greetings from the host of UNCTAD 15, the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, QC, MP; Ms Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UNCTAD; and Lead Organiser of the GDF, Professor The Most Honourable V Eudine Barriteau. In the 22 sessions delivered over the three-day period, participants and presenters offered recommendations toward altering policies and practices that maintain occlu- sions and silences around issues of gender justice. These areas included: Indigenous Knowledge and Technologies; Gender Dimensions of Economic, Financial and Health Crises; Regional Trade Agreements and their Impact on Unequal Relations of Gender; Migration; Gender and Commodities; the Creative Industries; Investment Policy;
Tax Justice and Trade; Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work; Forced Labour; Trade and Development; Transnational Domestic Workers; Unpaid Labour, Care Work and Social Reproduction. Most participants centred their analyses on questioning current approaches to devel- opment which reinforced gender inequalities and simulta- neously pay insufficient attention to the differential experi- ences of, and policy outcomes for women, children, men, and gender-diverse people. The highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the keynote address delivered by Dr Mariama Williams on the theme, “Rethinking Gender, Trade and Development in the Post COVID-19 Transformations and Landscapes.” A conver- sation with Dr Mariama Williams followed the keynote address and was moderated by Dr Tonya Haynes. The Bridgetown Declaration was presented by the organ- isers at the Closing Ceremony. It issued a call to action in the ongoing quest for gender justice in trade and across borders. On its subsequent adoption by various Civil Society Organisations, women’s organisations and individ- uals, the Declaration was tabled at the Closing Plenary of the UNCTAD 15 Ministerial Meeting and recognised as a document of the meeting.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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