68th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York

The Royal Thai Government The Royal Thai Gov

INVITATION
High-level Panel discussion on

Taking Action against the Gender-related Killings of Women and Girls

18 October 2013, 13.15 14.30 hrs. Conference Room 6, North Lawn Building, United Nations , New York
This high-level side event will focus on the adoption by the General Assembly of the resolution agreed at the 22nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on fighting impunity against gender-related killings of women and girls or femicides. The panel discussion will draw attention to effective programmes to stop femicides, including: improved methods of investigation, prosecution, and punishment of the perpetrators, awareness raising, and the introduction of new legislation.
Moderated by HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the UN Office at Vienna, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Welcoming Remarks by Mrs. Ban Soon-Taek, Spouse of the UN Secretary-General Remarks/Panel Discussion: Mr. Gerhard Doujak, Head of the Department for Human Rights and Minority Issues, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria H.E. Ms. Maria Cristina Perceval, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN Mr. Ivan imonovi, Assistant of UN Secretary-General for Human Rights Mr. John Hendra, Assistant Secretary General and UN Womens Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programme

Representatives of Member States, Observers, UN agencies and accredited NGOS are cordially invited. Light lunch will be served between 12.15 - 13.15 hrs.
For RSVP and further enquiry, please contact: Ms. Daisy Amornvivat Tel: (212) 754 2230 ext. 133, Mobile: 646 541 6823, Fax: 212 688 3029 daisy.thaimission@gmail.com