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Katja Iversen

Katja Iversen is an executive adviser, author, and advocate for global health, gender equality, sustainability, and purpose driven leadership. She is an adviser to the WEF, the U.N., and to world and corporate leaders. She is also an internationally recognized expert on development, advocacy, and communications. Previously, she held the position as president and CEO at Women Deliver; trained Fortune 500 executive in cross cultural management; was chief of strategic communication and public advocacy with UNICEF; and worked in advocacy and communication with UNFPA, FAO, and various NGOs.

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Sponsored by Women Deliver
Sponsored by Women Deliver
Opinion: Why diabetes in pregnancy should be on the agenda at UN meetings
13 Sep 2018
Diabetes in pregnancy is a neglected health issue that can lead to maternal and newborn deaths with lasting health effects on women and their children. Leading up to the U.N. High-level Meeting on NCDs, Women Deliver, the World Diabetes Foundation, and the NCD Alliance have launched a call to action for decision makers to take a deliberate approach to combat diabetes in pregnancy.
Healthy Horizons
Healthy Horizons
Opinion: Want to deliver on the promises of UHC? Invest in girls' and women's health and rights
9 Oct 2017
While the idea of “health for all” is gaining momentum, Katja Iversen of Women Deliver and Michael Myers of the Rockefeller Foundation believe that unless countries prioritize girls and women throughout this process, universal health coverage cannot become a reality. The two authors consider what it would look like to reform health systems with girls and women top of mind. Here are key actions to bring this vision to life.
Gender equality
Gender equality
Opinion: Investing in the future means investing in girls
17 May 2017
Ahead of the Global Adolescent Health Conference in Ottawa, Women Deliver Chief Executive Officer Katja Iversen outlines three investments donors can make promote the well-being of adolescent girls — and the world.
#ICFP2016
#ICFP2016
Future reproductive freedom starts by giving youth a seat at the table
27 Jan 2016
Youth must be a factor in all advocacy planning — from funding youth-led advocacy programs to increasing youth engagement with key target audiences, write PAI President and CEO Suzanne Ehlers and Women Deliver CEO Katja Iversen, in this guest column.
Katja Iversen on #Fin4Dev
Katja Iversen on #Fin4Dev
What happens when you invest in girls and women? It's simple: We all win
16 Jul 2015
As decision-makers finalize the painstaking negotiations at this week's #FFD3 conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, there's one issue they cannot afford to compromise on: the health, rights and well-being of girls and women. An exclusive op-ed from Women Deliver's CEO.
Girl power in play
Girl power in play
Girls in sport: A powerful game changer for the SDGs
16 Jun 2015
Sport programs need to be incorporated into strategies to improve the health and well-being of women and girls, to address gender inequality and to help cultivate the skills of tomorrow's leaders in politics and the marketplace, Women Deliver's Katja Iversen and Women Win's Maria Bobenrieth write in this guest commentary.
#YouthWill Lead Tomorrow
#YouthWill Lead Tomorrow
Arts in advocacy: How to touch minds and hearts for action and change
5 Mar 2015
Inspiring change — whether in thinking or behavior — takes more than appealing to someone's intellect, notes Women Deliver CEO Katja Iversen in this exclusive commentary.
#HealthyMeans Working Together
#HealthyMeans Working Together
Delivering on the promise of multisectoral collaboration
17 Nov 2014
How we can work together to improve the health, rights and well-being of women and girls everywhere? A conversation between Women Deliver CEO Katja Iversen, Woman Care Global CEO Saundra Pelletier and Sharon D’Agostino, vice president of corporate citizenship at Johnson & Johnson.
World Contraception Day
World Contraception Day
Why contraceptives? Here are the top 5 benefits
26 Sep 2014
Contraception improves not only the lives of girls and women, but also men, boys and society in general, according to Katja Iversen and Jill Sheffield from Women Deliver, who share five of the main benefits of using contraceptives in this exclusive commentary.
#MDGMomentum
#MDGMomentum
500 days and counting: Progress for girls and women means progress for all
18 Aug 2014
Only 500 days are left now until the Millennium Development Goals deadline. What can accelerate progress at this crucial state? Investing more in women and girls, the president and founder of Women Deliver and the organization's CEO write in an opinion for our #MDGMomentum campaign.
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