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Anna Samwel

Co-director, WECF Georgia

Coming from the Netherlands and now calling Georgia home, Anna is deeply committed to social and environmental justice. With a MSc in Biology and a Master's in Rural Development Studies, she works on the integration of gender issues into climate policies and actions. As the co-director of WECF…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Begum Shamsun Nahar

International Gender and Development Expert, Bureau of Manpower, Employment, and Training, Bangladesh

Ms. Begum Shamsun Nahar, a Freelance Consultant as Social Scientist & Gender Expert; Mid-Term Review and Evaluation Expert; Resettlement Expert; Knowledge Development & Training Expert; as well as Lead Researcher of Social Survey (Sanitation and Socio-Economic Household Survey; Improved…

   Topic(s): Education, Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Ceren Güven Güres

Country Programme Manager for Uzbekistan, UN Women

Ceren Güven Güres has been appointed as Country Programme Manager for Uzbekistan as of 25 April 2023. She has 15 years of professional experience managing peace, humanitarian and development programmes as well as partnership and advocacy work in various duty stations. Prior to her assignment in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Christina Kwauk

Research Director, Unbounded Associates

Christina Kwauk is a gender, education, and climate specialist. She is co-editor of Curriculum and Learning for Climate Action: Toward an SDG 4.7 Roadmap for Systems Change and co-author of “The new green learning agenda: Approaches to quality education for climate empowerment.”  

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Education, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dilfuza Zakirova

Country Director, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Dilfuza Zakirova is the Country Director of ACTED in Uzbekistan. With over 15 years of experience in international development, Ms. Zakirova has made significant contributions to strengthening the role of civil society organizations, promoting good governance, and advancing gender equality in…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Evangeline de Silva

Program Manager, Gender and Justice Program in Sri Lanka

Evangeline de Silva is a Program Manager of the Gender and Justice Program in Sri Lanka, where she works on improving formal justice sector responses to domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Imrana Jalal

Former Commissioner, Fiji Human Rights Commission, and the Fiji Law Reform Commission

A lawyer by profession, Imrana Jalal was formerly a Commissioner of the Fiji Human Rights Commission, and the Fiji Law Reform Commission. She is the author of Law for Pacific Women and architect of the Family Law Act 2003 which addressed children's needs and removed systemic legal discrimination…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Nino Bregadze

Project Officer, Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN)

Nino Bregadze brings over eight years of hands-on experience in the development sector to her role. As a dedicated professional, she has made significant contributions in her capacity at one of the strongest regional non-governmental organization, the Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN).…

   Topic(s): Environment, Gender Equality, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Petra Butler

Professor of Law, Victoria University of Wellington

Petra specializes in domestic and international human rights, public and private comparative law, and international commercial law with an emphasis on international commercial contracts and dispute resolution. She has published extensively in those areas (including together with Andrew Butler, The…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Rakhshinda Perveen

Gender Expert Consultant , ADB

Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen has authored more than a dozen research papers, reports and training manuals/guides on issues of Gender Based Violence /Violence Against Women & Girls, conducted several high-level advocacy workshops, TOTs besides authoring 5 books. She is the architect of the study that…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals