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10 September 202314 March 2025

G20 India Message from W20 EU

Ahead of the G20 India Summit on 9-10 September in New Delhi, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-head of the W20 EU Delegation, along with Ayaka Matsuno and Uli Silalahi, W20 Heads of Delegation from Japan and Indonesia respectively, shared a video message on Indian national television which was broadcast to millions of viewers.

Ms. Miller Van Dÿck described impressions of India from the three on-site W20 India meetings she attended in 2023 as “eye-opening and enlightening”. She underscored the opportunity presented for historical leadership of India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which she said, translated to the work of W20 India 2023 under leadership of Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Dr. Shamika Ravi and Dharitri Patnaik, latter two who were the subject of the broadcast.

Ms. Miller Van Dÿck also highlighted the groundbreaking work by W20 India to promote women-led development, a step-change in global feminist policy which is a vision, said Miller, the EU could stand behind.

Full broadcast is below with intervention by Miller Van Dÿck, in English, at 3’26”.

20 June 202314 March 2025

W20 EU Partner becomes Founding Member of GLIDES

We are thrilled to announce that Digital Leadership Institute (DLI), legal representative of the W20 EU Delegation, has become a founding member of GLIDES (Global Internet Governance, Digital Empowerment, and Security Alliance). This partnership, launched May 13th, 2023, marks an exciting milestone in DLI’s ongoing commitment to shaping the future of the digital world.

GLIDES is a collaborative initiative that brings together Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from various sectors to address critical issues in internet governance, digital empowerment, and cybersecurity. As a founding member of GLIDES, DLI joins forces with renowned industry leaders, advocacy groups, academic institutions, and governmental bodies. Together, we will work towards the development of inclusive policies, innovative solutions, and robust frameworks that ensure the security, accessibility, and empowerment of individuals and communities in the digital age.

The core focus areas of GLIDES include:

Internet Governance: GLIDES will actively contribute to shaping policies and frameworks that govern the internet, ensuring openness, transparency, and accountability.
Digital Empowerment: GLIDES aims to bridge the digital divide by promoting digital literacy, skills development, and inclusion, particularly among underserved communities.
Cybersecurity: GLIDES will advocate for robust cybersecurity measures, promote best practices, and raise awareness about the importance of digital security for individuals, organizations, and nations.

DLI’s participation in GLIDES underscores its commitment to driving positive change in the digital ecosystem. The DLI team is excited to collaborate with other like-minded organizations and leverage our collective expertise to shape the digital future, which will also add value to the W20 EU Delegation. Together, we can build a more inclusive, secure, and empowered digital world for all.

Stay tuned for updates on our collaborative initiatives with GLIDES and the impactful work we undertake together.

To learn more about GLIDES and its founding members, please visit https://c20.amma.org/tst-wg/global-internet-governance-digital-empowerment-and-security-alliance-glides/.

Join us in celebrating this significant milestone and let us work together to shape the digital world we want to see!

#GLIDES #DigitalEmpowerment #InternetGovernance #Cybersecurity #DLI

15 June 202314 March 2025

W20 EU at W20 India Summit

Today in Mahabalipuram, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-head of W20 EU Delegation to the G20 Women20 (W20) official engagement group, joined the Women20 Summit concluding event of the 2023 W20 India Presidency.

In her third on-site mission to India in 2023, Ms Miller Van Dÿck joined hundreds of international W20 delegates in celebrating release of official W20 India recommendations delivered to G20 leadership on behalf of the world’s girls and women. In this context, the W20 India Communiqué 2023 was officially handed over by Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Chair of India W20 2023, to Shri Amitabh Kant, G20 India Sherpa, in the presence of Smt. Smriti Z. Irani, India Minister of Women and Child Development, Dr. Shamika Ravi, Member, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, and Mr. Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator for India.

In addition to representing EU feminist civil society toward the W20 for the sixth consecutive year, over the course of 2023, Ms. Miller Van Dÿck also had the honour of chairing the W20 India Taskforce on Education, Skills Development and Labourforce Participation. In this capacity, she led global W20 delegates to contribute expertise on these issues critical to the world’s girls and women, resulting in inclusion of the following language in the 2023 India W20 Communique:

Education is a human right. For peaceful, equitable, and prosperous societies, it is necessary to educate girls and women. The economic contributions of women must be appropriately recognized, rewarded and supported through measures that promote decent and predictable work, gender-equitable sharing of care responsibilities, strengthening public social infrastructures, and a guarantee of freedom from gender-based violence everywhere.

Specific Recommendations from the Skills Taskforce, as well as those for all five W20 India Priorities, may be found in the 2023 W20 Communiqué.

15 June 202314 March 2025

DLI President Represents EU at G20 Women20 Summit

Today in Mahabalipuram, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI President in her ex officio role as Head of EU Delegation to the G20 Women20 (W20) official engagement group, joined the Women20 Summit concluding event of the 2023 W20 India Presidency.

Specific Recommendations from the Skills Taskforce, as well as those for all five W20 India Priorities, may be found in the 2023 W20 Communiqué.

30 April 202314 March 2025

W20 EU Update – Spring 2023

Find out here about W20 EU Delegation outreach activities in Winter 2023, including participation of Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation, at two on-site India meetings of the W20 India official G20 stakeholder engagement group, and at the 67th annual UN meeting on the Commission on the Status of Women, where Miller Van Dÿck contributed to a UN plenary panel convened by W20 India 2023 and a second panel organised by W20 Indonesia 2022.

26-28 February 2023 – G20 Women20 India 2023 (Aurangabad, India): On 26-28 February 2023 in Aurangabad, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck joined the first meeting (video) of the G20 Women20 India 2023 Presidency in her joint capacities as Co-Head of the W20 EU Delegation and Chair of the W20 India Education and Skills Task Force. She contributed as panelist (video) on the subject of the Gender Digital Divide and moderator (video) for a panel on Education and Skilling.

6-17 March 2023 – 67th Meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (New York, New York): On 9-17 March 2023, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation, joined the 67th Meeting of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women with the priority theme Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, taking place in New York City. Cheryl contributed to a plenary session hosted by the G20 Women 20 India Presidency on Grassroots Leadership and Transformation: Charting the path of empowerment through technology and skill development, and joined a round-table hosted by Kowani Indonesia Women’s Congress, hosts of W20 Indonesia 2022.

21 March 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 1 (Online): In her capacity as Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck convened the first Task Force Meeting on 21 March with the mission to generate Recommendations to the W20 India Communiqué to the G20 India 2023 Process.

27 March 2023 – UN Global Digital Compact Meeting (Online): Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation, contributed to the 27 March 2023 Thematic Deep-Dive on Digital Inclusion and Connectivity as part of the 2023 Global Digital Compact meetings co-facilitated by the governments of Sweden and Rwanda, and hosted by the UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology.

4 April 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 2 (Online): In her capacity as Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck convened the second Task Force Meeting with the mission to generate Recommendations to the Women20 Engagement Group of the G20 India 2023 Process.

13 April 2023 – UNESCO Expert Webinar on STEM Education in Southeast Europe (Online): On 13 April 2023, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation and Director of the Digital Leadership Institute, joined a remote expert round table, hosted by UNESCO, on STEM Education in Southeast Europe. Cheryl contributed as expert and author of a forthcoming UNESCO manuscript on “STEM and Gender In Southeast Europe.”

13-14 April 2023 – G20 Women20 India 2023 Second Meeting (Jaipur, India): On 13-14 April 2023 in Jaipur, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, in her joint capacities as Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation and Chair of the W20 India Education and Skills Task Force, joined the second official meeting (video) of the G20 Women20 India 2023 Presidency and contributed to an expert panel on The Care Economy.

15 April 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 3 (Jaipur, India): In her capacity as Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck convened the third Task Force Meeting to generate Recommendations for the 2023 W20 Communique from the W20 Stakeholder Engagement Group of the G20 India 2023 Process.

W20 EU Delegation members are actively engaged in outreach activities with our stakeholders around the world that promote feminist EU civil society and the interests of the girls and women of the European Union, the G20 nations, and beyond.

For upcoming events of the W20 EU Delegation and our stakeholders, please visit here, and to browse past activities, please click here.