On International Women’s Day 2021, Claudine Moore moderated a high-level event themed: Reaching Financial Equality – a Call to Action. Opening remarks were provided by H. M, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. Other panelists included the Ministers of Finance for Mexico and Indonesia, Hon. Arturo Herrera and H. E Sri Mulyani Indrawati and the Governor of Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Kwamina Addison.

The event was hosted by Women’s World Banking, the World Bank, the Better Than Cash Alliance, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund and discussed the importance of prioritizing digital financial inclusion for women.

The panelists committed to action points listed in the G20 report on Advancing Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion, endorsed by all G20 Finance Ministers. These include the outlaw of financial discrimination against women, the design of appropriate and affordable financial products for women, and an end to the gender digital divide, amongst other calls to action.

You can watch the full webinar session here

Claudine Moore moderated a panel entitled Creative Thinking to Solve the Interlinked Challenges of our time. Sharing their thoughts on inequality, urbanization, technology and climate change, panelists included Carine Rolland, Deputy Mayor of Paris… Pedro Conceicao, Director Of The Human Development Report Office, UNDP, Hauke Engel Partner at Mckinsey & Company, Connie Nshemereirwe, Independent Science/Policy Facilitator, Former Co-Chair of the Global Young Academy, Pedro Conceicao, Director Of The Human Development Report Office, UNDP and Danika Littlechild, Assistant Professor of Law, Carleton University.

The history of the Human Development approach has shown that the world needs bold ideas and ambitious solutions to bring humanity forward. Thirty years on, this dialogue delved into what it takes to unlock a future of human development for all.

In this dialogue, the UNDP invited experts shared creative thinking and concrete initiatives to address the issues of climate change, demographic shifts, urbanization, the emergence of digital technologies and inequalities. These are the biggest challenges of our time and are the result of human activity, and as such, they can be shaped by human decisions and policy choices.

You can watch Claudine moderating the full UN session here.

As part of the annual African Green Revolution Forum’s (AGRF) conference, Claudine moderated a session with thought leaders from across Africa, discussing the theme:  ‘The Great Debate: Food, Markets, Trade and Agriculture in the Context of Covid-19

The 10th edition of the annual AGRF in Kigali Rwanda, saw Heads of State, Government Ministers, Civil Society, and Business Leaders resolve to use the flourishing urban food markets as a launchpad for growing the continent’s agricultural investments into stable businesses.

The AGRF, the world’s premier forum for advancing Africa’s agricultural agenda, drew a large and diverse crowd of more than 10,400 delegates from all over the world to analyze the state of African agriculture under the theme, Feed the Cities, Grow the Continent: Leveraging Urban Food Markets to Achieve Sustainable Food Systems in Africa.

The keynote was delivered by Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA 2063 on 2020 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor. Other panelists include Prof. Benedict Oramah; President, Afrexim Bank, Mr. Svein Tore Holsether; Chief Executive Officer, Yara, Dr. Edward Mabaya; Senior Research Associate, Global Development, Cornell University and Hon. James Duddridge; MP, Minister for Africa UK.

Dr. Vera Songwe; the United Nations Undersecretary-General and Executive Secretary Of the Economic Commission for Africa and H. E. Mr. Wamkele Mene; Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat were also a part of this high-level panel.

You can watch Claudine hosting and moderating the full session here.

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