The founder of the 1 Million Women, Natalie Isaacs, has been invited to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special climate leadership summit in New York.....
Natalie flew out from Sydney today for the summit, being held on Tuesday September 23 (New York time), and will also join the massive climate march in New York that is scheduled for Sunday September 21 - which is soon to be the largest climate action of its kind on record.
In addition to these events, Natalie is a participant in the invitation-only Leaders’ Forum on Women Leading the Way: Raising Ambition for Climate Action on Monday September 22, organised in parallel with the Ban Ki-moon summit by UN Women and the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice (MRFCJ).
Speakers and panellists for the UN Women/MRFCJ event include:
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Mary Robinson, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General Michelle Bachelet, President, Chile Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Rachel Kyte, World Bank Special Climate Envoy
Here is a list of all the events Natalie will attend whilst in New York:
- September 21 - The People's Climate March
- September 22 - Leaders’ Forum on Women Leading the Way: Raising Ambition for Climate Action
- September 22 - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
- September 23 - The UN Climate Summit
Plus, free events which anyone can attend (to be advised).
For any media enquires about Nat being in New York, please contact holly.royce@1millionwomen.com.au
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