Preparations for Fourth Eurasian Women’s Forum are Nearing Completion

A meeting on the preparation of the Fourth Eurasian Women’s Forum was held in Moscow. The event was chaired by Chair of the Federation Council’s Eurasian Women’s Forum Council (EWF Council), First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Government and Northern Affairs Galina Karelova. The meeting was attended by representatives of relevant ministries and departments.

The Senator recalled that the main theme of the Forum “Women for strengthening trust and global cooperation” will be discussed within five thematic platforms:

• Women in Shaping a New Agenda for Peace and Trust;
• Women in the New Economic Reality: New Technology and Innovation;
• Women for the Health and Well-Being of Society;
• Women for Tradition and Cultural Diversity;
• Environmental Platform.

One of the days of the Forum will be fully dedicated to co-operation with the BRICS countries. The programme includes the BRICS Women’s Forum, a meeting of the BRICS Ministers for Women’s Affairs, a presentation of the BRICS Women’s Environmental Projects Competition, and a meeting of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance, the Federation Council reports.

St. Petersburg will host the Forum for the fourth time on 18–20 September 2024. One of the venues of the event will be the Tavricheskiy Palace – the IPA CIS headquarters, which, along with the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, is the organiser of the Forum.

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