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Launch of the I Am A Girl education campaign: 27 February 2014
(left to right): Dr Mitzi Goldman, CEO Documentary Australia Foundation, Natasha Stott Despja AM, Ambassador for Women and Girls; Darrell Wade, CEO Peak Adventure Travel (Intrepid Travel, part of the Peak group founded by Darrell, a major partner of the film), Rebecca Barry, director and producer of I AM A GIRL, and Katie Humphries, one of the girls who appears in the film.
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(L-R) Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja and Dr Nafsiah Mboi, Minister for Health, Indonesia, Jakarta, 18 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja visiting a health clinic in Jakarta, Indonesia, 17 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja meeting health workers at a health clinic in Jakarta, Indonesia, 17 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja speaking to Indonesian Australia Awards Alumni, Residence of the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Jakarta, 17 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
(L-R) Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja and Advisor, Ambassador for Women and Girls, Felicity Volk at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, 18 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja (centre) with beneficiaries of the microfinance programs run through Indonesia’s National Community Empowerment Program, with Australian support. Jakarta, 17 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
(L-R) Pingkan Umboh, Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, Michael Bracher and Trisha Sawford at a reception for Indonesian Australia Awards Alumni, Jakarta, 17 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja at the Civil Society Dialogue of the Eighth meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the rights of Women and Children, Jakarta, 19 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja at a health clinic in Tigaraksa District, Jakarta, 17 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with a beneficiary of a microfinance program run through the Australian-supported Indonesian National Community Empowerment Program, Jakarta, 17 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Representatives of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children Civil Society Dialogue, Jakarta, 19 February 2014.
Photographer credit: Joshua Estey
Launch of the I Am A Girl education campaign: 27 February 2014.
(Left to right): Dr Mitzi Goldman, CEO Documentary Australia Foundation, Natasha Stott Despja AM, Ambassador for Women and Girls; Darrell Wade, CEO Peak Adventure Travel (Intrepid Travel, part of the Peak group founded by Darrell, a major partner of the film), Rebecca Barry, director and producer of I AM A GIRL, and Katie Humphries, one of the girls who appears in the film.corporate eventeventfilm launchi am girlintrepid travelnatasha stott despojahighlight
From events
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja meeting with Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, World Bank, Washington.
From 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2014
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with Timor Leste Ambassador to the UN H.E. Ms Sofia Borges. 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 10-21 March 2014.
From 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2014
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja and Senator Michaelia Cash with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Women. 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 10-21 March 2014.
From 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2014
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja and Senator Michaelia Cash with Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund. 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 10-21 March 2014.
From 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2014
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja and Senator Michaelia Cash with the Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirotaka Ishihara. 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 10-21 March 2014.
From 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2014
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop with Pacific Journalists visiting Parliament House as part of an Australia Awards Fellowship. Canberra, 12 May 2014
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick and Senator Michaelia Cash with medical students specialising in Women’s Health. 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 10-21 March 2014.
From 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2014
Ambassador Stott Despoja after delivering Australia’s Head of Delegation Statement at the High Level Policy Dialogue. APEC Women and the Economy Forum, Beijing, 21-23 May 2014.
Ms Natasha Stott Despoja, Ambassador for Women and Girls and Ms Vesna Pusic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and European Affairs Minister of Croatia. Ministerial Dialogue B, Hidden Victims of Sexual Violence, Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, London, 10 – 13 June 2014.
From Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, June 2014
Ms Natasha Stott Despoja, Ambassador for Women and Girls, and Ambassador Cathy Russell, US Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues. Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, London, 10 – 13 June 2014.
From Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, June 2014
Ms Natasha Stott Despoja, Ambassador for Women and Girls, Ambassador Cathy Russell, US Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues, Lieutenant General David Morrison, Chief of Army (Australia). Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, London, 10 – 13 June 2014.
From Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, June 2014
(From Left to right) Ms Seri Wendoh, Senior Technical Officer, Rights and Gender, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) London; Dr Naomi Seboni, President of International Planned Parenthood; Ms Natasha Stott Despoja, Ambassador for Women and Girls; Mr Owain James, Director of External Relations, IPPF London; Ms Helen Young, Resource Mobilization Team, IPPF London. Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, London, 10 – 13 June 2014.
From Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, June 2014
Her Royal Highness, Princess Mele Siu’ilikutapu Kalamiuvalu and Ms Natasha Stott Despoja, Ambassador for Women and Girls, with MPs and government officials attending the Pacific Women Policy Makers Dialogue. Tonga, 18 July 2014.
Ms Natasha Stott Despoja, Ambassador for Women and Girls, hard at work with MPs and government officials at the Pacific Women Policy Makers Dialogue. Tonga, 18 July 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja keynote speech at ActionAid side event, ‘Justice for Women – A Strategy for Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict’ at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, Wednesday 11 June, 2014.
From Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, June 2014
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja meeting with Fiji’s new Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, the Hon Mrs Rosy Akbar, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with business and community leaders from across the Pacific at the second Australian-supported Pacific Women Leaders Dialogue. Building on the first Pacific Women Leaders Dialogue held in Tonga in June, participants discussed how the corporate sector can effectively support efforts to end violence against women, 25 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with employees of Medical Services Pacific (MSP). The Ambassador launched MSP’s One Stop Shop which, with the support of the Australian Government, will provide a free walk-in clinic for women, youth and children experiencing the trauma of sexual assault. This will include medical, legal and counselling services, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Margaret Twomey, Fiji’s first female Speaker of Parliament, Dr Jiko Levuni and Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja following a tour of Fiji’s Parliament, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
The Ambassador for Women and Girls with attendees and keynote speakers (from left) Roshika Deo, Lynda Tabua and Fiji’s first female Speaker of Parliament, Dr Jiko Leveni at the Fiji Young Women’s Forum, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with Shamima Ali, Coordinator of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre following a tour of the Centre, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja meets with Girl Guides at Plan Adelaide, International Day of the Girl Breakfast, 08 October, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja delivering keynote address at the Plan Adelaide, International Day of the Girl breakfast, 8 October, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja at Plan Adelaide, International Day of the Girl breakfast, 8 October, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja delivering keynote address at the Plan Adelaide, International Day of the Girl breakfast, 8 October, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja launching Empower Pacific’s Gender Based Violence brochure on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, with CEO of Empower Pacific, Mr Patrick Morgan, at the Australian-supported Empower Pacific counselling centre in Lautoka, 25 November, 2014.
Australian Ambassador to Bhutan, Patrick Suckling; Her Majesty the Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck; and Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, Thimphu, Bhutan, 11 October 2015. The Queen Mother of Bhutan, Her Majesty Sangay Choden Wangchuck is the founder and Patron of RENEW (Respect, Educate, Nurture, and Empower Women) an Australian supported NGO dedicated to the empowerment of vulnerable women and girls in Bhutan.
Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, and Director, Office of the Ambassador for Women and Girls, Felicity Volk, visit a shelter for women and children run by NGO RENEW, Thimphu, Bhutan, 12 October 2015. (With RENEW staff).
(L-R) Rishi Suri, Editor, The Daily Milap; Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja; and Australian High Commissioner to India, Patrick Suckling. New Delhi, India, 13 October 2015.
Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, delivers a keynote speech at the inaugural Commonwealth Women’s Forum held during CHOGM in Malta, 23 November 2015.
Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, delivers remarks during forum to mark International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women, co-hosted by Australia, the US and the Gender Studies Department at University of Malta. Malta, 25 November 2015.
Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls with a group of Australian volunteers during an official visit to South Africa with the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, in Johannesburg, South Africa Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. (Credit Kate Holt)
Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls with members of the NGO Enke on an official visit to South Africa, outside the old female prison on Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, South Africa Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. (Credit Kate Holt)
Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls with children from End Child Prostitution and Trafficking NGO in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 13 September 2014.
