The United Nations theme for the observance of IWD 2023 is " DigitALL - Innovation and technology for gender equality”. This theme is aligned with the priority theme for the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-67), “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls”. 

This year’s IWD theme recognizes and celebrates the women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education.

Digital transformation is evolving at an exponential pace and is impacting entire systems of agri-food production, management and governance. Digital agriculture has the potential to play a significant role in achieving global food security and nutrition, reducing poverty, and improving livelihoods especially in rural areas, by offering various value propositions. These technologies can also support gender equality by addressing the various constraints undermining women’s participation in agri-food value chains and by providing new means and channels for women’s socio-economic empowerment.

The Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme will host an event that will discuss the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities, while acknowledging the role that bold, transformative actions, inclusive technologies, and accessible education can play in accelerating gender equality in agri-food systems and creating new opportunities to benefit women and men equally. The event will also present key findings on the current status of rural women in agri-food systems, highlighting how innovation and digitization can and are advancing gender equality, and offering policy recommendations to accelerate progress.

On this occasion, the three agencies will pay a tribute to women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education, highlighting their achievements and calling on policy- and decision-makers to assure that women’s voices are adequately heard, and policies foster gender equality and rural women’s empowerment for current and future generations.

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MEDIA

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Worldwide Events

WEDNESDAY, 8 MARCH 14:00-15:30 CET

THURSDAY 9 MARCH 11:00 CET+1

FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

Innovation and Digitalization for Gender Equality: Experiences from the agrifood sector in the Near East and North Africa

^{(The webinar will be held in English, Arabic and French)}

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