The Global Alliance for Care supports a series of events to be held during the 79th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) and the Summit of the Future.
This webinar will highlight the importance of data-driven, evidence-informed policymaking while demonstrating the social and economic benefits of investing in the care economy. In the framework of UNGA79 and the Summit of the Future.
The event will explore different contributions to a future in which care is at the center. It will reflect on the Pact for the Future, its connection to the care agenda, its commitments and the need to put care at the center of economic and social systems.
The event is organized by Oxfam International, CESR, GIESCR, CARE International, ActionAid, Feminist Macroeconomic Alliance, Young Urban Women’s Movement, with the support of the Global Alliance for Care. To be held during UNGA79 and the Summit of the Future.
The launch event will introduce members, present key knowledge products, and set a six-month work plan for the group’s activities.
The second call of the Care Economy Public Policy Innovations Collaborative Action-Research Fund Latin America and the Caribbean has been announced. This initiative seeks to promote innovative projects in the field of care.
This event will address the link between unpaid care work and women’s vulnerability to poverty, in particular when they are mothers. It will also bring together experts from different backgrounds to shed light on these links and the role of women as “shock absorbers” during crises.
The Forum brings together diverse stakeholders from across the Asia-Pacific to learn, collaborate and take action on care to advance women’s economic empowerment and gender equality. It will take place from October 22 to October 24 in Bangkok, Tailand.
