Events

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
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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.
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PROPOSED 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
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Reflections from Key Stakeholders with Q&A
| Interventions responding to the Policy Brief from diverse perspectives
Question 1: Impact and barriers to gender and energy data
Question 2: Current initiatives and drivers for gender and energy data
Question 3: Future commitments and support for gender data adoption
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Call for Action & Closing Remarks (5 min) | Mr. Minoru Takada, Deputy Director, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) |