U.N. executive to discuss women's role in meeting sustainable development goals, 10 am Feb. 23

In celebration of International Women’s Day and U.S. Women’s History Month in March, the United Nations Under Secretary General and Executive Director of U.N. Women, Phumzile Miambo-Ngcuka, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Mlambo-Ngcuka will discuss the key contributions of women to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) approved by UN member states in September 2015 -- and the challenges they still face. She also will explore the new global environmental roadmap the UN hopes to implement by 2030.

Mlambo-Ngcuka has worked in government and civil society as well as in the private sector. She was actively involved in the struggle to end apartheid in her home country of South Africa.

From 2005 to 2008, she served as deputy president of South Africa, overseeing programs to combat poverty and bring the advantages of a growing economy to the poor, with a particular focus on women.

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created U.N. Women, the United Nation’s entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, which was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

As with all Newsmaker events, this news conference is open to credentialed media and Press Club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required.

Contact: Patti Giglio, NPC Newsmaker Event Host, 202-903-7869, [email protected]