Event

Consultation on Gender and COVID-19: Research in Middle East and North Africa

The aim of this webinar is to strengthen regional debate and networking with experts and specialists on Gender and COVID-19 in the MENA region

Time
- Asia/Beirut

About the event

What is it about?

On behalf of the Arab Institute for Women (AiW), the ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality and the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), we are delighted to invite you to a webinar on gender and COVID-19. The aim of the webinar is to strengthen regional discussion and networking among those interested and involved in the topic in the Middle-East and North Africa region by engaging with:

  • The most pressing elements of the gender and COVID-19 response ranging from the global agenda to lessons learned from early and ongoing local research
  • Key priorities for the Middle East and North Africa region, with further inputs from the audience
  • The main results and elements of the process of establishing the Research Agenda on Gender and COVID-19
Speakers

This session is moderated by Dr. Lina Abirafeh, Executive Director of the Arab Institute for Women (AiW). It features Michelle Remme, Jana Mourad, Anthony Keedi, Jamal Nasher, Anna Rita Ronzoni, Manal Benkirane, and Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss.

Watch the full webinar HERE.

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