Every Woman Every Child COVID-19 Expert Series — Commitment and Accountability with Joy Phumaphi (EWEC, 2020)

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This reference summary presents key information from the following presentation: https://youtu.be/yf0mESTxP9o. The source is a video titled “Every Woman Every Child COVID-19 Expert Series: Commitment & Accountability with Joy Phumaphi”, produced by Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) and published in 2020. The session features Joy Phumaphi, Co-Chair of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel (IAP), and focuses on the importance of accountability in delivering on commitments to improve the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion emphasizes the need to translate commitments into action, strengthen accountability mechanisms, and ensure that progress is sustained despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, with particular attention to equity and the principle of leaving no one behind.