UN General Assembly Sustainability Week
Addressing the Invisible Labour behind the Cobalt Industry: A presentation of the film Cobalt Rush and panel discussion
Co-sponsored by the International Labour Organization, World Council of Peoples for the UN, and the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The International Labour Organization in cooperation with the World Council of Peoples for the UN and the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo, invite you to a presentation of the film Cobalt Rush and an interactive panel discussion on how to improve the working conditions of the women and men who are the “invisible face” of an expanding multi-billion-dollar industry.
This event will be held at the margins of the first-ever UN General Assembly Sustainability Week in April where the President of the General Assembly will convene a global stocktaking on sustainable energy marking the completion of the ongoing efforts to implement the plan of action of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014-2024) and building on the follow-up to the high-level dialogue on energy, to further accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 7 of the 2030 Agenda.
Special Representative to the UN and
Director of the ILO Office for the United Nations
Permanent Representative
Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UN
Ms. Cristina Duarte
Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor on Africa
UNOSAA
Mr. Roy Maconachie
Director, Cobalt Rush and Researcher, University of Bath
Mr. Siddharth Kara
Author, Cobalt Red
Mr. Casper Edmonds
Head, Manufacturing, Mining, and Energy Unit, ILO
Mr. Glen Mpufane
Mining Director, IndustriAll Global Union
Ms. Patricia Veringa Gieskes
Fédération des Entreprises du Congo, DRC
Ms. Shamina de Gonzaga
Vice-President, WCPUN, & Chief Editor, Centerpoint Now
This event will be held at the margins of the first-ever UN General Assembly Sustainability Week in April where the President of the General Assembly will convene a global stocktaking on sustainable energy marking the completion of the ongoing efforts to implement the plan of action of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014-2024) and building on the follow-up to the high-level dialogue on energy, to further accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 7 of the 2030 Agenda.
Moderator
Ms. Cynthia Samuel-OlonjuwonSpecial Representative to the UN and
Director of the ILO Office for the United Nations
Panelists
H.E. Mr. Zenon Ngay MukongoPermanent Representative
Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UN
Ms. Cristina Duarte
Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor on Africa
UNOSAA
Mr. Roy Maconachie
Director, Cobalt Rush and Researcher, University of Bath
Mr. Siddharth Kara
Author, Cobalt Red
Mr. Casper Edmonds
Head, Manufacturing, Mining, and Energy Unit, ILO
Mr. Glen Mpufane
Mining Director, IndustriAll Global Union
Ms. Patricia Veringa Gieskes
Fédération des Entreprises du Congo, DRC
Ms. Shamina de Gonzaga
Vice-President, WCPUN, & Chief Editor, Centerpoint Now