Her. Now!
November 15, 2023

Join us for our signature event

USA for UNFPA’s Board of Directors and Leadership Council cordially invite you to join us for our signature Her. Now! event bringing together leaders in business, philanthropy and media to celebrate and advance women’s health and rights globally. The evening will honor champions of global reproductive health committed to realizing a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and women and girls live free from violence and harmful practices.

 

It’s time to prioritize Her. Now!

 

WHEN:

November 15, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 PM

WHERE:

United Nations Delegates Dining Room

1 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, and one of the highest-ranking women at the UN

Luvvie Ajayi Jones, four-time NY Times best-selling author and advocate for audacious action

Dr. Ambereen Sleemi, a female pelvic medicine reconstructive surgeon and trained obstetric fistula surgeon

TICKETS & SPONSORSHIPS

Your support of Her. Now! will make a difference for women and girls around the world, expanding family planning services, strengthening maternal health care and uplifting women and girls worldwide.

 

  • Global Visionary Sponsorship ($50,000) can provide 41,666 women access to essential, modern contraceptive options so that they can plan if and when to become pregnant.
  • Global Ambassador Sponsorship ($25,000) can provide a midwife with all the clinical supplies needed to support 1,250 mothers safely through childbirth.
  • Global Investor Sponsorship ($10,000) can ensure over 1,000 girls benefit from community-based programming focused on women’s empowerment and can live free from FGM, child marriage and other harmful practices.
  • Global Benefactor Sponsorship ($5,000) can deliver 1,000 birthing kits filled with essential and lifesaving supplies to mothers giving birth during humanitarian emergencies.
  • Global Investor Ticket ($1,000) can provide 3 women living with obstetric fistulas with life-changing fistula repair surgery, allowing them to live free from pain and discomfort and return to a happy, healthy life.
  • Global Benefactor Ticket ($500) can fund the delivery of emergency contraceptives for over 375 women in crisis settings, ensuring they have uninterrupted access to family planning supplies during war, natural disaster and ongoing crises.
  • Global Advocate Ticket ($250) can provide 16 women who have been displaced by a crisis with dignity kits containing essential supplies needed to maintain their hygiene and independence.

 

Confirmation of your sponsorship and acknowledgement receipt will be delivered by email following your registration.

HONORARY COMMITTEE

Kim Conner & Nicholas Groombridge
Annette P. Cumming
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd
Dr. Mary Lake Polan
Gillian Sorensen

USA for UNFPA Leadership Council

Luvvie Ajayi Jones
René Jones
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd
Austin Meyer
Ambereen Sleemi, MD, MPH

Host Committee

Jyoti Agarwal
Laura Brounstein
Safiye Cagar
Denise Caron-Quinn
Tosin Durotoye
Noa Gafni
Peggy Elliott Goldwyn
Kathy Kendrick
Kristin Lindia
Jacob Onufrychuk
Monica Parekh
Raoul G. Slavin Juliá
Connie Smith
Jennifer Wu
DISTINGUISHED GUEST & KEYNOTE SPEAKER

DISTINGUISHED GUEST & KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director

In a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Natalia Kanem has dedicated her life to improving the health and lives of women and children by championing their rights and choices. She leverages her combined expertise in science, public health and philanthropy to advance the reproductive health and rights of women and girls, and to uphold the human dignity of all. 
As United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, Dr. Kanem oversees its lifesaving policy, development and humanitarian work in over 120 countries, with the aim of assuring that ‘every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.’ 
Global Humanitarian Honoree

Global Humanitarian Honoree

Ambereen Sleemi, MD, MPH

Dr. Ambereen Sleemi is a USA for UNFPA Leadership Council Member and a female pelvic medicine reconstructive surgeon (Urogynecologist) and trained obstetric fistula surgeon. She is the co-founder and Surgical Director of International Medical Response, a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals that supplement, support and enhance healthcare systems in communities across the world that have been incapacitated by natural disasters, extreme poverty, and/or regional conflict.
SPECIAL GUEST & SPEAKER

SPECIAL GUEST & SPEAKER

Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a USA for UNFPA Leadership Council Member and a four-time New York Times bestselling author, speaker and entrepreneur who thrives at the intersection of culture, business and leadership. Her critically acclaimed books Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021), Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens (2022) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016) were instant bestsellers and established her as a literary force with a powerful pen. Her newest and first children’s book, Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess released on May 2, 2023, and debuted at #5 on the New York Times bestsellers list.

Frequently Asked Questions

IS MY TICKET AND SPONSORSHIP GIFT TAX-DEDUCTIBLE?

Yes. USA for UNFPA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, to which contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law, less than $80.20 per ticket.

CAN I CONFIRM MY TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIP GIFT OFFLINE?

Yes. Please complete the Event Response Form indicating the desired sponsorship level and quantity with your check made payable to “USA for UNFPA” and mail to the following address: 

USA for UNFPA
Attn: Sarah Weatherley
605 Third Avenue, Fl 4
New York, NY 10158 

WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR TICKET AND SPONSORSHIP QUESTIONS?

For ticket and sponsorship questions and registration, please contact Sarah Weatherley at sweatherley@usaforunfpa.org or (646) 649-9108.  

WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED ATTIRE FOR THE EVENING?

We recommend guests wear business and/or cocktail attire. 

HOW DO I OBTAIN MY U.N. SECURITY PASS(ES) PRIOR TO THE EVENT?

We kindly request all guests confirmed to attend to please plan to arrive by 5:45 pm to allow sufficient time to pass through the security and check-in process.  

All guests are required to enter the UN Headquarters at the “Visitors’ Entrance” located on 1st Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets (via the security tents). Volunteers will be positioned on the steps in front of the Visitor’s Entrance, holding a “USA for UNFPA” sign, to distribute special event day passes to each guest. Additional volunteers will be positioned throughout the building to guide all guests to the Delegates Dining Room located on the fourth floor. 

ARE MY TICKETS AND EVENT PASSES TRANSFERABLE?

We require full names of each event attendee in advance for U.N. security procedures by 5:00 pm on Friday, November 10, 2023. Tickets and event passes are non-transferable after the deadline date.