Dear Ms. Goganishvili,

Thank you again for agreeing to participate at the panel discussion. I hope the testing with the Kudos platform went well today.

The moderator of the panel discussion is Dr. Srinivas Tata. You will receive a more detailed scenario today from our colleagues.

The questions you will be asked are as follows:

Ms. Goganishvili,

1. Ms. Goganishvili, can you please highlight what measures – I mean health measures as well as social protection -  the Government of Georgia adopted to support older persons during the pandemic?
2. What are the post-pandemic plans of the Government of Georgia to build back better and promote the inclusion of older persons?

There will be two rounds of questions, you will have about 5 minutes for each answer.

We are looking forward to “meeting” you tomorrow and having you in the discussion.

Best regards,

Vanessa

Dear Ms. Goginashvili,

Thanks for your email confirming your availability.

As we have very little time with event scheduled for tomorrow, I am requesting my colleagues at the ESCAP subregional office in Almaty to reach out to you urgently to facilitate your participation. 

We will be using a virtual platform called KUDO, which is a specialized platform offering simultaneous translation. I believe we need to do technical testing to ensure your participation,

Best wishes,

Srinivas

Dear Srinivas Tata,

I am sorry for late reply and thank you for suggestion to participate at Session 3. I will participate SDG forum and particularly session 3.

With best regards, Keti

Dear Ms. Goginashvili,

My name is Dr. Srinivas Tata, the Director of the Social Development Division of ESCAP. The work of our Division covers population ageing and we collaborate with Ms. Vitalija Gaucaite from the Economic Commission for Europe, who recommended you as a speaker.

ESCAP, and partners are organizing the Fourth North and Central Asian Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (Subregional SDG Forum) in virtual format (and bilingually EN-RU) from 2-4 September 2020. For more details on the event, please find attached the forum concept note and a preliminary programme (updates can also be found here: https://www.unescap.org/events/2020NCA_SDG).

Given your longs-standing expertise in the field of ageing and Georgia being a country with comprehensive policies on ageing, it would be a great honour if you would accept our invitation to speak as one of the panelists at Session 3 of the Forum, which will be held on 3 Sep from 10:00am-12:00pm (2hrs) Nursultan time. Session 3 is co-organized by ESCAP, UNESCO, UN Women and WHO and focuses on “Leaving No One Behind: Human Well-Being and Health” - from responding to COVID-19 to achieving the SDGs.

Upon your brief email confirmation at your earliest convenience, ESCAP would follow up with an official invitation letter and further information on the Session (including confirmation of other speakers that are currently confirmed by the co-organizers).

Looking forward to your positive reply as your views would greatly enrich the discussions,

Kind regards,