YPH Policy Matters Series: Lessons from CSW69 & the BPfA
OCIC's Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) were joined by Dorothy Baziwe, Executive Director of Shelter and Settlements Alternative (SSA), Meseret Haileyesus, Executive Director of Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE), Marilou McPhedran, Member at The Senate of Canada, Mia Vallière, YPH Member, and Margaret Zou, Executive Director of Kawartha World Issues Centre to hear their reflections from the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69).
The OCIC YPH is a diverse group of 25 youth members from Ontario, aged 18-35 years, seeking to engage in international cooperation policy processes in support of Gender Equality, Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) action areas, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In doing so, we also hope to increase the awareness and interest of Ontarians, especially youth, in international cooperation and key global issues, and to offer opportunities for meaningful participation in advocacy and policy-making processes, meetings and delegations.
Learn more about the YPH here: ocic.on.ca/programs/youth-policy-makers-hub
This year we are focusing our flagship program for the YPH, the "Policy Matters" series on the UN Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Thank you to Cooperation Canada for partnering with us on this Policy Matters session!