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This side event will share good practices from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe and Latin America on advancing the rights to safe and sustainable school sanitation and in particular menstrual health (SDG6.2.). The side event is co-organised by the Government of the Republic of North-Macedonia with Women and Youth organisations, Social Enterprises, Academia, Water Engineering and Sustainable Development organisations.
High-level speakers as well as youth and women’s representatives, will share their priorities and good-practice examples. We will hear from the young Latin American that won the Stockholm Water Week award for their amazing work on ending menstrual poverty, as well as from the North-Macedonian groups that are producing sustainable menstrual products and the Government of North-Macedonia that has reduced value added tax from 18% to 5%. The Pacific-Alliance will present its menstrual health campaign and Women Environmental Programme its work on safe sanitation for displaced persons. Jointly they will suggest innovative and interesting actions that can be taken forward as part of water actions in other regions.
The event will allow to present the proposed commitments to the Water Action Decade by the co-organisers. The event will launch a call for national menstrual health action plans, culminating in a global MH action plan as part of SDG6 implementation.
Host:
Ministry of the labour and social policy, Republic of North Macedonia
Partners:
WECF e.V. – Women Engage for a Common Future, Germany, Ms Annemarie Mohr Journalists for Human Rights, North Macedonia, Natasha Dokovska BOONDH India Women Environmental Programme, Nigeria Dr Priscilla Achakpa Redes del agua Latin America, Mexcio Nathalie Seguin Milieukontakt, Valbona Mazreku, Albania DIVA for Equality, Viva Tatawaqa, Fiji Armenian Women for Health and a Healthy Environment, Emma Akashnakan Armenia WEN, Helen Lynn, UK ONGAWA – Ingeniería para el Desarrollo Humano, Spain, Mar Rivero
PROGRAMME
Opening (5 min)
Welcome by host (5 min)
Panelists: Menstrual health good practices in an interactive session (35 min)
Questions and discussion (with respondents) (25 min)
Questions:
Respondents:
Conclusions and closing (5 min) Priscilla Achakpa