United Nations International Conference on the Advancement of Women Elongated
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the United Nations will postpone the international conference on women's empowerment, which was scheduled to start from the 9th, and will have the unusual situation of adopting only a political declaration calling for equal rights and opportunities for women. Was.
At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, meetings and events related to the Women's Status Commission's annual meeting were scheduled for 9 to 2 weeks, with over 6,000 government delegations and NGOs to attend.
However, in response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the United Nations has decided to postpone all meetings, and held the UN General Assembly on Tuesday with only the UN representatives of each country to talk only for women's rights and equality of opportunity. Was adopted.
The Declaration includes goals to promote women's political participation, equalize education and employment opportunities, and reduce women's housework.
`` Let's send a clear message to the world that women's rights are human rights and that gender equality is at the core of the UN's goal of sustainable development, '' said UN Secretary-General Guterres. In particular, he expressed his determination to implement the Political Declaration and called on governments to take action.