PH Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva Celebrates Women’s Month with Awareness Raising Activities 

Mission personnel participated in the interactive discussion together with members of the Filipino Community in  Geneva and Vaud (online via Zoom) on the Magna Carta of Women held on 13 March 2024 at the Permanent  Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva (Geneva PM photo)

GENEVA 20 March 2024 – The Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines in Geneva  organized an online Seminar on the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) on 13 March 2024  for its personnel and the Filipino community members in Geneva and Vaud. 

The seminar was conducted by Atty. Allen Espino, President of FORA Consulting and  Member, National GAD Resource Pool, who discussed the relevance and benefits of  this landmark law to Filipino women living/working abroad. 

On 5 March 2024, Mission also hosted an in-person breakfast meeting with the female  Deputy Permanent Representatives of Permanent Missions in Geneva.  

The discussion focused on Women in Technology, led by guest speaker, International  Telecommunications Union (ITU) Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the first  woman to ever head the organization. Her talk focused on the crucial participation of  women and girls in digital technology and innovation transformation and the promotion  of gender equality in the technology workforce. 

These activities highlighted the Philippines’ advocacy on inclusion, gender equality &  women empowerment in the United Nations and the country’s contributions in norms building in this area in the UN. It was conducted as part of the Mission’s Gender  Awareness and Development program and in celebration of the National Women’s  Month. END

From left to right: Consul General Felipe F. Cariño III, Deputy Permanent Representative Kristine Leilani R. Salle,  Second Secretary and Consul Luningning Camoying Valdez (moderator) with speaker/resource person of the  webinar, Atty. Allen L. Espino, on the Magna Carta of Women (Geneva PM photo)

ITU Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin delivers as guest speaker during the female Deputy Permanent  Representatives’ breakfast meeting with DPR Kristine Leilani R. Salle (Geneva PM photo)

DPR Kristine Leilani R. Salle poses for an after-breakfast meeting photo  with ITU Sec Gen Bogden-Martin and the female Deputy Permanent Representatives of several Permanent  Missions in Geneva (Geneva PM photo)

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