Registration

Welcome by the Minister of Environment Protection, Head of the National Commission on Family and Women’s Affairs under the President of Kazakhstan Republic  [RU]

Ms. Aitkul Samakova 

Welcome by the Executive Secretary of the UNECE

Ms. Brigita Schmognerova

Welcome by the Executive Secretary of the UNESCAP

Kim Hak Su

Welcome by the Resident Representative of the UN in Kazakhstan

Ms. Yuriko Shodzhi

Session 1. Priority actions in the implementation of the Beijing Platform in gender and economy area: a national perspective

Chair: Ms. Aitkul Samakova

Minister of Environment Protection, Head of the National Commission on Family and Women’s Affairs under the President of Kazakhstan Republic

Introductory Statements 

Implementation of gender equality principles into the economic policy of Kazakhstan

Ms. Aitkul Samakova, Minister of Environment Protection, Head of the National Commission on Family and Women’s Affairs under the President of Kazakhstan Republic

Implementation of gender equality principles into the economic policy of Azerbaijan

Ms. Mominat Omarova, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Women’s Affairs, Azerbaijan

Implementation of gender equality principles into the economic  policy of Tajikistan

Ms. Aziza Anvarova - Deputy-Minister of Economy and Trade, Tajikistan

Implementation of gender equality principles into the economic policy of Kyrgyzstan

[speech] [presentation] RU

Ms. Olga Philippova, Expert of National Council on Gender and Family Issues, Office of the President of Kyrgyz Republic

Implementation of gender equality principles into the economic policy of Uzbekistan

Role of legislation in achieving de facto equality of opportunities and rights of women and men in Kazakhstan  RU

Mr. Beksultan Tutkushev, Deputy, Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Head of the Deputy Group “Otbasy” (“Family”)

Discussion on good practices and mechanisms of mainstreaming gender into economic policies related to employment, public expenditure (gender budgets), legal support and anti-discriminatory procedures, responsibility of authorities, role of public institutions and other  stakeholders, cooperation between gender machineries and line ministries (economy, finance), monitoring (gender statistics and indicators), eliminating stereotypes on women’s role in the economy (role of media)

Session 2. Support of women’s self-employment and entrepreneurship: Challenges and good practices

Chair: Ms. Mominat Omarova, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Women’s Affairs, Azerbaijan

Introductory Statements by representatives of Women’s Business Associations (WBA)

Experience of WBA of Uzbekistan [presentation]

Ms. Dildor Alimbekova, Chairperson of Women’s Business Association of Uzbekistan “Tadbirkor Ayol”

Experience of WBAs of Kazakhstan

Ms. Ajgul Solovieva – Co-chair of Entrepreneurs’ Union of Kazakhstan 

Experience of WBA of Kyrgyzstan

Ms. Kaken Berdibaeva, Executive Director WESA

Experience of WBAs of Tajikistan

Ms. Nozimova –  Deputy chair, Tajik Business Women Association

Discussion on lessons learned and future actions related to supporting women’s employment and self-employment in the area of financing, micro-credit schemes, support services, access to markets and building networks at sub-regional, regional and global levels.  

Session 3. Role of sub-regional cooperation on gender and economy in the SPECA region: support of international organizations and donors

Chair:  Ms. Ewa Ruminska-Zimny, Head, Gender and Economy programme, UNECE

Introductory statements

Role of UNESCAP in supporting sub-regional cooperation

Mr. Rene Bastiaans,   Chief, Technical Cooperation Section, UNESCAP

Role of UNECE  in supporting  sub-regional cooperation on gender in economy: role of UNECE

Ms. Ewa Ruminska-Zimny, Head, Gender and Economy programme, UNECE

Support of UNIFEM in s economic empowerment of women in SPECA countries

Ms. Damira Sartbaeva,  Director, Regional Office for Central Asia, UNIFEM

OSCE/ODIHR regional programme for Central Asia and Caucasus  and work of regional group of experts on gender and economy

Ms. Tiina Ilsen, Head, Gender Programme OSCE/ODIHR

UNDP support on economic empowerment of women in Kazakhstan and other SPECA countries

Ms. Gulira Myrzabayeva, Director, Office “Gender and Development”, Kazakhstan, UNDP

Children, poverty and social exclusion: a regional perspective

Mr. Alexandr Zouev, UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan

Conclusions and adoption of the final document to be presented at the High –level segment of the SPECA Conference