UN Commission on the Status of Women will consider Key gender equality issues to be reflected in the post-2015 development framework

On Thursday 7 March 2013, a panel session will be held at the 57^th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women on Key gender issues to be reflected in the post-2015 development framework.

Among the speakers will be Amina Mohammed, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on post-2015 development planning who will speak on
The post-2015 development agenda: Processes and opportunities; John Hendra, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programme, UN Women, and Co-Chair, UNDG Task Force on MDGs who will address
 Gender equality and women’s rights at the center of the post-2015 development agenda; and Ms. Anita Nayar (India/USA), Executive Committee Member, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) 
whose topic is Gender equality and the post-2015 development framework: Perspectives from civil society.

The discussant is Ms. Caren Grown (USA), Economist in Residence, American University, and Senior Gender Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development.

The issues paper for the session is attached.