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At the current pace, it will take 300 years to achieve equality between men and women, the secretary general warned UNAntónio Guterres, shortly after International Women’s Day.
“Achievements made over decades are evaporating before our eyes,” Guterres warned at the opening of a meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in UNtechnological gap.
“At the current rate UN The woman expects it will take 300 years to achieve equality between men and women, she warned, recalling the situation in Afghanistan, where women and girls have been “erased from public life”, women’s reproductive and sexual rights in many parts of the “retreat”, not counting the risk to be kidnapped, robbed in some countries even by the police.
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The COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts from Ukraine to the Sahel have affected and continue to affect women and girls “first of all”.
“The patriarchy is fighting back, but we will fight back,” said Guterres, who assured that UN “Stand by the side of women and girls everywhere” because “we will never stop fighting” for their fundamental rights.
“Misogynistic disinformation and lies” on social media aim to “silence women and push them out of public life,” she recalled.
“The stories may be false, but the damage is very real,” he recalled, calling for a “change” in the “international framework that is not geared to the needs and aspirations of the women and girls of the world”, where there are countries that “oppose the inclusion of gender issues in multilateral negotiations “.
On the topic of the meeting, Guterres said that encouraging women’s contributions to science, technology and innovation “is not an act of charity or a favor for women.”
From their access to online medical services, banks and financial resources, secure digital platforms or technologies, benefits “for all”, he recalled.
“Without the insight and creativity of half the world, science and technology will only realize half of its potential,” Guterres warned, recalling that of the 3 billion people who are still not connected to the Internet, the majority are women and girls. in developing countries.
(According to AFP)
Source: RPP
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