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Fatima Sator

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Frantz Fanon

Neneh Cherry

Natalie Bennett

Diane Abbott

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Diabel Cissokho

Caspar Melville

George Duke

Barbara Evans

Nancy Sherman

Lord Martin Rees

Kumi Naidoo

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In this episode of The Next Page we speak with Fatima Sator, who shares the story of how a small group of women from the global south, together with their supporters, ensured that gender equality and women's rights were included in the Charter of the United Nations. Who were these women and what did they encounter in 1945 at the the United Nations Conference on International Organization, known as the San Francisco Conference? Fatima, who currently serves as a Communications Specialist at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, shares what she and her fellow researchers found while studying at the University of London. Since then, they've dedicated their time to sharing this story and advocating for the voices and actions of the women of the global south--Bertha Lutz from Brazil and Minerva Bernardino from the Dominican Republic--that made it happen. To watch their TED talk in 2019 at TEDxPlaceDesNationsWomen, head here: https://bit.ly/2TK0VoE  To read where gender equality and women's rights are included in the UN Charter, see the Preamble, Article 1 and Article 8. To read Fatima's recommendations: see Getting Our History Right: How Were the Equal Rights of Women and Men Included in the Charter of the United Nations? by Torild Skard, and Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Rebecca Adami. And, check out the Library's Research Guide on Women and Global Diplomacy.  Content: Speakers: Fatima Sator &amp; Natalie Alexander. Host: Natalie Alexander. Editor &amp; Sound Editor: Natalie Alexander. Image: UN Library Geneva. Recorded and produced at the UN Library Geneva.

In this episode of The Next Page we speak with Fatima Sator, who shares the story of how a small group of women from the global south, together with their supporters, ensured that gender equality and women's rights were included in the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/charter-united-nations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charter of the United Nations</a>. Who were these women and what did they encounter in 1945 at the the United Nations Conference on International Organization, known as the San Francisco Conference? Fatima, who currently serves as a Communications Specialist at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, shares what she and her fellow researchers found while studying at the University of London. Since then, they've dedicated their time to sharing this story and advocating for the voices and actions of the women of the global south--Bertha Lutz from Brazil and Minerva Bernardino from the Dominican Republic--that made it happen. To watch their TED talk in 2019 at TEDxPlaceDesNationsWomen, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cPkvqb2gi0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">head here</a>: <a href="https://bit.ly/2TK0VoE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2TK0VoE</a> To read where gender equality and women's rights are included in the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/charter-united-nations/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UN Charter</a>, see the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/preamble/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Preamble</a>, <a href="https://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/chapter-i/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Article 1</a> and <a href="https://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/chapter-iii/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Article 8.</a> To read Fatima's recommendations: see <a href="https://www.iknowpolitics.org/sites/default/files/fds-01-08-art-skard20-20official.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Getting Our History Right</a>: How Were the Equal Rights of Women and Men Included in the Charter of the United Nations? by Torild Skard, and Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by <a href="https://www.su.se/english/profiles/mimo6458-1.187075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca Adami</a>. And, check out the Library's Research Guide on <a href="https://libraryresources.unog.ch/womendiplomacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women and Global Diplomacy.</a> Content: Speakers: Fatima Sator &amp; Natalie Alexander. Host: Natalie Alexander. Editor &amp; Sound Editor: Natalie Alexander. Image: UN Library Geneva. Recorded and produced at the UN Library Geneva.

11: Fatima Sator on how gender equality was included in the UN Charter, and the women of the global south that made it happen.

Rebecca Adami

In her new book, Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Rebecca Adami highlights the contributions made by Latin American female delegates and other prominent non-Western female representatives who took part in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Intrigued by the history of gender equality in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Adami dedicated her research to uncover the hidden figures who pushed for more inclusive language in the texts, such as the clause " ...faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small", where the first draft did not mention the word “women”.Fatima Sator, a research associate at SOAS will also present her research findings on the origins of Gender Equality in the UN charter, as well as the advocacy project she led with her research partner to promote and give greater visibility to the Latin American women who fought for the inclusion of gender equality in the UN Charter.  Their advocacy work has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Associated Press, among others. Following the success of the project, a documentary about their journey and the story of Bertha Lutz has been produced by HBO.

In her new book, Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Rebecca Adami highlights the contributions made by Latin American female delegates and other prominent non-Western female representatives who took part in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Intrigued by the history of gender equality in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Adami dedicated her research to uncover the hidden figures who pushed for more inclusive language in the texts, such as the clause " ...faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small", where the first draft did not mention the word “women”. Fatima Sator, a research associate at SOAS will also present her research findings on the origins of Gender Equality in the UN charter, as well as the advocacy project she led with her research partner to promote and give greater visibility to the Latin American women who fought for the inclusion of gender equality in the UN Charter. Their advocacy work has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Associated Press, among others. Following the success of the project, a documentary about their journey and the story of Bertha Lutz has been produced by HBO.

Women Founders of the UN with Dr Rebecca Adami and Fatima Sator