#HLE7 - @TSKB_Turkey | Role and impact of #DevelopmentBanks in the achievement of #GenderEquality #SDG5

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For this new session, let's greet our moderator @_DanSeymour, Director Strategic Partnerships at @UN_Women
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"Gender equality is at the core of #SDG5 @UN of course, but women’s and girls empowerment is essential to reach all the 16 others #SDGs"
@_DanSeymour
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"We need new partnerships & innovative financing to tackle growing gender inequalities. Major efforts have been made, and #PDBs have played an important part in this achievement, but we need to do more"
@odelphine, Secretary General of the @GenEgaliteFR Forum
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"Many #PDBs have already decided to integrate gender across their operations and measure their gender-related impact. We need to go further, and we're kicking off a movement to rally all PDBs willing to empower women and foster #genderequality"
@RiouxRemy
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"While #COVID19 increased the gender gap with women being more impacted, we at @IDFC_Network put gender equality as a key catalyst for economic growth"
Meral Murathan, Executive VP @TSKB_Turkey and coordinator of the gender group in @IDFC_Network
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"2 years ago, a working group within @IDFC_Network has been created. We identified topics with huge gender-related gaps, such as informal economy. The results of the study helps us to foster financial & none financial resources"
Meral Murathan @TSKB_Turkey
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"Advancing gender equality equals economic growth. Women are the engines of the eco: #Africa has the highest rate of women entrepreneur and they reinvest money in health, education & community"
@VanessaMoungar Dir of Gender, Women & Civil Society @AfDB_Group
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Actions
Mainstream gender into everything we do
Enable policy dialogues, showing it lead to higher GDP
Support financial institutions at local level so women can access funding
Support women to build capacities in an environment where they can thrive
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"In June 2018, #2XChallenge was launched by the DFis from the G7 to mobilise private sectors to foster #genderequality.
End 2019, 4.5BN€ have been mobilized towards women’s economic empowerment."

AM Levesque, Head of Gender and Impact @FinDev_Canada
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" @theGCF established a strong #genderequality plan.
If institutions including #PBDS do not have the capacity to align to the #SDGs there is a fund to help them and ensure they comply with the conditions."
S. Negussie
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"Private investments are designed to undertake a gender analysis and advance #genderequality.
We do need intervention to reduce gender gap."
Seblewongel Negussie, Gender and Social Specialist, @theGCF
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A new statement on #genderequality and #women’s empowerment to strengthen #PDBs' commitment by increasing their funding and accountability for gender equality. #FinanceInCommon2020
By @Adfi_Africa @AECID_es @AFD_en @AfDB_Group @_ALIDE_ @Bancoldex @BancoBDMG @bice_arg @CABEI_Org

This coalition contributes to #SDGs and inclusiveness through better alignment of #genderequality with climate and biodiversity commitments, through the development of a gender-responsive climate change finance.
https://bit.ly/3plSws3 
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