AS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, WE APPOINT SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK TO ENSURE THAT ARMENIAN WOMEN ARE PART OF THE WORLD’S CONVERSATION.
Our panel for the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place March 10, 2023. The priority theme was Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
AIWA focused on “STEM Opportunities to Advance Women & Girls in the Digital Age.”
Panelists discussed how to address the underrepresentation of women and girls in STEM education and the job market, accessibility of training, and education to teach everywhere, including rural areas. The conversation addressed Armenian women and girls’ personal and professional expansion in the fast growing and highest-paid computer and engineering jobs where women make up 25% and 16% of the jobs available, respectively.
Why does the UN matter for AIWA?
Advocacy
By participating in panels, meetings and discussions, we increase the civic engagement of Armenian women and enable them to speak on behalf of others
Relevance
Having a voice and providing input means AIWA can influence the importance of Armenia and Armenian women within the global agenda of the UN.
Leadership
AIWA sets an example for others and paves the way for future leaders from the community.
UN Accomplishments
- Represented as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) at the United Nations in New York since 1992
- Sponsored several panels at the UN and participates in the NGO Commission on the Status of Women annual sessions in March
- Met privately during our International Conference in Geneva with the Director General of the UN, Sergei Ordjonikidze, to discuss several issues, among them the role of women in peacekeeping and conflict resolution.
- authored with AGBU and ARF a joint letter to his Excellency António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, asking him to take immediate action concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (Oct 27, 2020)
- 4 AIWA members attended the UN Women’s Conference in Beijing, China, 1995
Representative Past AIWA UN Panels
- STEM Opportunities to Advance Women & Girls in the Digital Age — 2023
- From Decision Making to Financing: Achieving Gender equality in the context of climate change, environmental, and disaster risk reduction — 2022
- Women’s Economic Empowerment in a Changing World of Human Environment — 2021
- Elevating Armenian Women’s Role in Decision Making and Domestic/International Relations — 2020
- Women as Agents of Sustainable Peace: From Revolution to Governance — 2019
- Amplifying Voices and Choices: Pathways to Ensuring Rural Gender Equity — 2018
- Economic Empowerment of Women: Lessons from Armenia — 2017
- Development of Programs and Evaluation Methodologies Designed to Achieve Gender Equality — 2016
- The Role of Men in in Preventing Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence — 2013
- Rural Women: Imagery and Empowerment — 2012
- Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights — 2008
- Climate Change and the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection: Challenges for Holistic Health and Education — 2007
Past Events
10/03/2023
STEM Opportunities to Advance Women & Girls in the Digital Age
19/03/2022
Women in Climate: From Decision Making to Financing (Part 2)
19/02/2022
Women in Climate: From Decision Making to Financing
06/11/2021
AIWA Women Shaping Global Standards: Safety, Health & Wellness
20/03/2021
Women in Leadership: Are Institutions Ready for Women’s Success?
06/03/2021
Women in Humanitarian Action: Leading in Crisis
06/03/2021
Women in Government: Challenging the Norm
23/02/2021
Empowering Armenian Women from Different Perspectives
20/02/2021
Women Entrepreneurship: Creating Opportunity & Wealth in Communities
06/02/2020