On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, the Embassy of Italy in Prague organized an event dedicated to highlighting the significant contribution of women in diplomatic, bilateral, and multilateral environments.
The works were introduced by the Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Laura Calligaro, who coordinated the initiative.
A round table, moderated by Adriana Dergam from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles IV University of Prague, in which the Ambassador of Indonesia, H.E. Ms.Rina P. Soermarno, the Special Envoy of the Czech Government for the Balkans, Ms. Edita Hrdá, the Deputy Director of the Czech Department for Western Europe, ms. Jana Šedivá, and the Canadian Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Hanna WAJDA, took part.
At the end of the round table, the Director of the United Nations Information Center in Prague, Mr. Michal Broža, provided an overview of the context that led to the establishment of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy.
Following this, through a video contribution by the head of the Gender and Sociology department of the Czech Academy of Sciences Alena Křížková, an academic perspective on the involvement of women in institutional contexts was illustrated.
The concluding remarks were entrusted to the co-organizer of the initiative, the Ambassador of Spain, H.E. Ms. Maria PEREZ SANCHEZ-LAULHE.
The International Day of Women in Diplomacy was established in 2022 by the UN, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of female participation in diplomatic and multilateral decision-making processes.
Watch the video with highlights from the event.
