United Nations Secretary-General Guterres Calls for Gender Equality at International Women's Day 6:57 on March 9
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres issued a video message on the 8th of International Women's Day, calling on countries where equal participation of women is required, including post-conflict resolution peacebuilding and global warming countermeasures. Was called.
The United Nations has designated March 8 as International Women's Day since 1975, when the International Women's Year was established with the aim of improving the status of women.
On this day, UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a video message stating that "gender equality is ultimately a matter of power," and "changing the balance of power between men and women is not only a human It is an essential task for the health and well-being of women, "he emphasized.Equal recognition of women's rights with men is a global challenge to be achieved.
She also mentioned five areas in which women should be involved: post-conflict peacebuilding, global warming countermeasures, economic activities, technological innovation, and political participation.
Regarding post-conflict peacebuilding, women point out that women's participation in decision-making will make it easier to maintain peace.Women's power is crucial for men to take responsible actions in global warming countermeasures. I explained.
Finally, Secretary-General Guterres called on the world to take action, stating, "The 21st century must be a century of gender equality. Everyone will play a role in doing so."