The top of the UN said this while addressing an event organized at the Mahasabha Hall at New York Headquarters on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March.
This year, the theme of International Day is: For all women and girls: rights. Equality. Empowerment
According to the General Secretary, when the doors of equal opportunities open to women and girls, everyone wins in it. “Equal society is far more prosperous and peaceful, and the foundation of sustainable development.”
The UN chief pointed out that 30 years ago, since the UN conference held in Chinese capital Beijing, a large extent has been recorded to a great extent, which has changed the condition of women’s rights and has been recognized as human rights.
However, it has to be understood that women rights are being hit. Society is still plagued by the horrors of the past, such as violence, discrimination and economic inequality.
Also, new threats, such as algorithm suffering from prejudice, are strengthening inequalities on online platforms and harassment and misconduct are being done in new ways.
According to the General Secretary, instead of inducting equal rights in the mainstream, female-malice is now becoming a part of the mainstream.
Force on equal opportunities
The UN chief stressed on fighting these challenges and said that equal opportunities will have to be ensured for women and girls.
In this sequence, investing in measures focused on equality, the gap in salary will have to be implemented, laws will have to be implemented to end sexual violence, ensure complete participation of women in important decision-making process including peace.
Also, women and girls have to be provided opportunities in subjects like science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
He insisted that when women and girls move forward, we all flourish. “Come, let us stand firmly to convert these rights, equality and empowerment to reality for all women and girls, for everyone, in every place.”
Shared reality
UN institution striving for women empowerment (Un women) Seema Baz, Executive Director of the Executive Director, addressed the participants gathered in the General Assembly Hall.
He said that we will not stop until gender equality, our shared reality, shared award, we will not stop.
The UN agency chief stressed that it is necessary for real solutions that women should be kept in the center of the decision-making process.
Seema Bowus, Executive Director of UN Wiman, addressed the program organized in connection with the International Women’s Day.
“From governments to board rooms, from classrooms to family, equality of women is the biggest solution.” He took note that one of the selections will have to be made from taking steps or sitting on hands, and this selection defines us.
Seema Bazi said that these decisions on the pages of history are a permanent symbols inscribed by us and we have to choose the rights, equality, empowerment for all women and girls.
Strike on progress
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volkar Turk thanked women human rights activists in one of her messages on social media platforms, who are struggling for equality.
He expressed disgusten that progress in the field of women’s rights is being furious, the direction of progress made about their physical autonomy is overturned, and the ban on health care has been imposed.
The misconduct on online mediums suppresses their voice and hurts them, in view of which, they have emphasized standing with women amidst the current challenges.
World health organization Also said that one in every three woman has to face physical or sexual violence. In the violence carried out at the workplaces, about 25 percent of the hospitals and clinics are done, due to which women are most affected.
Human rights issue
Claudia Fuints, Deputy Chief of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, said during a discussion in Geneva that the equality of women is an issue related to human rights.
She mentioned the report of UN Institution for Women Empowerment Affairs, according to which the protest against the progress made in the direction of women’s rights in one of the four countries is increasing.
Deputy chief points expressed anger that the direction of progress for decades is at risk of reversing.
“When women and girls, half humanity, their human rights are denied, the society overall loses its possibilities.”