Special Event: The Barbershop Conference: Changing the Discourse among Men on Gender Equality

Culmination of the two-day Barbershop Conference where dignitaries and experts from different fields will speak about their own experiences and commitment to gender equality and engaging men and boys.

Attendees are encouraged to make a personal commitment to carry the message forward within and outside the UN after the Conference, including by signing on to www.heforshe.org

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Side Events
• Video Length: 02:30:53
• Production Date: 15 January 2015
• Asset Language: Original
• Personal Subject: JAN ELIASSON; SAM KUTESA
• Subject Topical: GENDER EQUALITY; MEN; PEACE AND SECURITY; WOMEN
• MAMS Id: 1282568
• Parent Id: 1282568

Description

Organized by the Permanent Missions of Iceland and Suriname to the UN

Welcoming Remarks by
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Ismanto Adna, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of Suriname

Statements by
The President of the General Assembly, Sam Kahamba Kutesa
The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson
Vigdís Finnbogadöttir, former President of Iceland (video)
Gabriel Wikström, Minister for Public Health, Health-care and Sports of Sweden
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Chair of the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe,
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Lt. General David Morrison of Australia (video)
Donald McPherson, Former NFL player and sports analyst
Magnús Scheving, writer, actor, producer, entrepreneur and athlete
Max Bryant, youth advocate for girls education

Panelists
Luis Mora, Chief of the Gender, Human Rights and Culture Branch, UNFPA
Todd Minerson, Executive Director White Ribbon Campaign
Christopher Graves, Global Chairman of Ogilvy Public Relations
Kelly Wallace, CNN correspondent

Performance by
Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre

Closing Remarks by
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women

Introductions by
Simona Mirela Miculescu, Permanent Representative of Romania
Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine

Presenter and Moderator
Femi Oke, journalist, Al Jazeera