W20 EU Update – Spring 2023 – W20 EU Delegation

Find out here about W20 EU Delegation outreach activities in Winter 2023, including participation of Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation, at two on-site India meetings of the W20 India official G20 stakeholder engagement group, and at the 67th annual UN meeting on the Commission on the Status of Women, where Miller Van Dÿck contributed to a UN plenary panel convened by W20 India 2023 and a second panel organised by W20 Indonesia 2022.

26-28 February 2023 – G20 Women20 India 2023 (Aurangabad, India): On 26-28 February 2023 in Aurangabad, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck joined the first meeting (video) of the G20 Women20 India 2023 Presidency in her joint capacities as Co-Head of the W20 EU Delegation and Chair of the W20 India Education and Skills Task Force. She contributed as panelist (video) on the subject of the Gender Digital Divide and moderator (video) for a panel on Education and Skilling.

6-17 March 2023 – 67th Meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (New York, New York): On 9-17 March 2023, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation, joined the 67th Meeting of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women with the priority theme Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, taking place in New York City. Cheryl contributed to a plenary session hosted by the G20 Women 20 India Presidency on Grassroots Leadership and Transformation: Charting the path of empowerment through technology and skill development, and joined a round-table hosted by Kowani Indonesia Women’s Congress, hosts of W20 Indonesia 2022.

21 March 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 1 (Online): In her capacity as Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck convened the first Task Force Meeting on 21 March with the mission to generate Recommendations to the W20 India Communiqué to the G20 India 2023 Process.

27 March 2023 – UN Global Digital Compact Meeting (Online): Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation, contributed to the 27 March 2023 Thematic Deep-Dive on Digital Inclusion and Connectivity as part of the 2023 Global Digital Compact meetings co-facilitated by the governments of Sweden and Rwanda, and hosted by the UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology.

4 April 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 2 (Online): In her capacity as Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck convened the second Task Force Meeting with the mission to generate Recommendations to the Women20 Engagement Group of the G20 India 2023 Process.

13 April 2023 – UNESCO Expert Webinar on STEM Education in Southeast Europe (Online): On 13 April 2023, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation and Director of the Digital Leadership Institute, joined a remote expert round table, hosted by UNESCO, on STEM Education in Southeast Europe. Cheryl contributed as expert and author of a forthcoming UNESCO manuscript on “STEM and Gender In Southeast Europe.”

13-14 April 2023 – G20 Women20 India 2023 Second Meeting (Jaipur, India): On 13-14 April 2023 in Jaipur, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, in her joint capacities as Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation and Chair of the W20 India Education and Skills Task Force, joined the second official meeting (video) of the G20 Women20 India 2023 Presidency and contributed to an expert panel on The Care Economy.

15 April 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 3 (Jaipur, India): In her capacity as Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck convened the third Task Force Meeting to generate Recommendations for the 2023 W20 Communique from the W20 Stakeholder Engagement Group of the G20 India 2023 Process.

W20 EU Delegation members are actively engaged in outreach activities with our stakeholders around the world that promote feminist EU civil society and the interests of the girls and women of the European Union, the G20 nations, and beyond.

For upcoming events of the W20 EU Delegation and our stakeholders, please visit here, and to browse past activities, please click here.