UNITED NATIONS, Mar 09 (APP):The United Nations (UN) on Friday hosted its flagship event celebrating International Women’s Day to recognize unsung women from across the world, and encourage innovation to transform lives. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the event, themed “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”, by enumerating some of the world’s collective challenges, “from climate change…to the weakening of commitment to multilateralism,” stressing that “gender equality and women’s …
UN chief calls for ‘new vision’ of gender equality, women’s rights
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 09 (APP):The United Nations (UN) on Friday hosted its flagship event celebrating International Women’s Day to recognize unsung women from across the world, and encourage innovation to transform lives.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the event, themed “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”, by enumerating some of the world’s collective challenges, “from climate change…to the weakening of commitment to multilateralism,” stressing that “gender equality and women’s rights are fundamental to addressing each of these”.
“We can only re-establish trust and rebuild global solidarity by challenging historic injustices and promoting the rights and dignity of all”, he maintained. “We can only achieve sustainable development and peace by drawing on all our assets and capacities.”
