The UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman Every Child is launching a landmark report entitled Caught in the COVID-19 storm: progress and accountability for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of UHC and SDGs  at this year’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). 

This flagship virtual high-level side event, co-hosted by the Governments of Japan, South Africa and Georgia aims to: 

• Bring visibility to the critical importance of health accountability as a practical tool to ensure countries deliver on the promise of universal health coverage for women, children, adolescents and those furthest left behind—especially as COVID-19 threatens to disrupt progress and reverse the gains
• Energize and inspire stakeholders to act on the IAP recommendations to strengthen social-political accountability, especially at the country-level, and make health accountability everyone’s business
• Set the scene and build momentum toward follow-up planned throughout the year, to ensure all add unique value while contributing to a cohesive narrative

Co-Organizers: Every Woman Every Child Secretariat, Independent Accountability Panel, International Health Partnership for UHC 2030 (UHC2030) and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)

Speakers: 

• H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, Chairperson of the African Union
• Rt. Hon Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Board Chair of PMNCH
• Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency
• Ambassador Kaha Imnadze, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN 
• Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA 
• Mr. Elhadj As Sy, Board Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation & Co-Chair of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board 
• Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Member of the High-level Steering Group for EWEC 
• Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, H6 Chair; Director-General, WHO
• Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel for UHC2030 and President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
• Dr. Khuất Thị Hải Oanh, Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 and Executive Director, Centre for Supporting Community Development Initiatives
• Ms. Evalin Karijo, Director, Youth in Action, Amref Health Africa
• Mr. Peter MacDougall, Assistant Deputy Minister of Global Issues and Development, Global Affairs Canada

Media contact:
Natalie Bailey: nbailey@unicef.org

- Press Release 

- IAP 2020 Report 

- Socia Media Toolkit

- Media Resources 

- Full Speaker Bios