Policy Brief Official Launch - Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A call to Action | July 17, 2025 @ 1:15pm (ET) | UN Headquarters or Online

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Organizers: ENERGIA, ESMAP/World Bank, GWNET, IEA, IRENA, SEforALL, UNDESA, UNIDO, UNSD, UN Women, WHO.
Format: In Person with Live Webcasting
Date: July 17th, 2025
Time: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Venue: UN Headquarters | Conference Room 7 

The organizers hosted a side event at the HLPF 2025 to mark the official launch of the Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy - A Call to Action Policy Brief, advocating for gender indicators as a fundament for an inclusive, just, and effective energy transition. The session brought together Member States and intergovernmental representatives, gender experts, civil society, and other key stakeholders to mobilize support, drive transformative policy actions, and strengthen commitments to accelerate gender equality in the energy sector.

Speakers highlighted that achieving inclusive energy systems requires united action through shared accountability frameworks, cross-border partnerships, and integrating gender targets into all energy policies and investments, emphasized that collecting gender-disaggregated data is crucial to design inclusive policies, and demonstrated that women's participation drives sector success, as engaging women as workers, leaders, and entrepreneurs enhances innovation, economic performance, and just energy access.

 

AGENDA 

 

SPEAKERS

Welcome Address (5 min)

Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) 

Opening Remarks (10 mins)

H.E. Charlotta Schlyter, Ambassador for UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations

Mr. Robert Bunbury, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations

Mr. William Freyr Huntingdon-Williams, Counsellor and Legal Advisor, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations

Presentation (10 min)

 

Fanny Missfeldt-Ringius, Manager, and Samantha Constant, Senior Gender Specialist, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) at the World Bank 

  • Presentation of the Policy Brief “Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A call for Action”

Reflections from Key Stakeholders with Q&A 
(45 Min)

 

Interventions responding to the Policy Brief from diverse perspectives
Moderated by: Fanny Misfeldt-Ringius

  • Mr. Rashid Ali Abdallah, Executive Director, African Energy Commission (AFREC) 

  • Ms. Mara Dolan, Coordinator of Programs and Policy, Women’s Environment and Development Organizations (WEDO)

  • Ms. Laura Hohmann, SDG7 Youth Representative; Global Director at CDP

  • Ms. Sheila, Oparaocha, Director of ENERGIA Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy

  • Mr. Papa Seck, Chief of UN Women’s Research and Data Division

Question 1: Impact and barriers to gender and energy data 

  • How has the lack of gender-disaggregated energy data hindered policy and investment in sustainable energy in your experience?

  • What are the primary barriers to collecting and using gender-responsive energy data in your experience? 

 

Question 2: Current initiatives and drivers for gender and energy data

  • What specific initiatives or efforts has your nation or organization already undertaken to collect gender-disaggregated energy data?

  • What ongoing collaborations are crucial for sustaining momentum in integrating gender data in sustainable energy?

  • What mechanisms and incentives are most effective in prioritizing gender data in energy strategies?

 

Question 3: Future commitments and support for gender data adoption

  • For Member States Representatives: How can your country best support the integration of gender data into sustainable energy initiatives, and what specific types of assistance would you need to make this happen effectively? 

  • For International Organizations Representatives: What concrete commitments can your organization make to actively participate in advancing the integration of gender data in sustainable energy, ensuring a collaborative way forward?

Call for Action & Closing Remarks (5 min)

Mr. Minoru Takada, Deputy Director, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)