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UN chief calls for combating violence against women

2021-03-15T22:58:32.877Z


UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday March 15 to combat violence against women, at the opening of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which is due to adopt a declaration calling for the fight more against sexual harassment. The Covid-19 pandemic exposes women more than men to harmful consequences, said the head of the United Nations, referring to the loss


UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday March 15 to combat violence against women, at the opening of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which is due to adopt a declaration calling for the fight more against sexual harassment.

The Covid-19 pandemic exposes women more than men to harmful consequences, said the head of the United Nations, referring to the loss of work, sexual abuse or child marriage.

“Equal participation of women would be a game-changer in the way we need,”

he said, calling for gender equality and parity in responsibilities.

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“Only twenty-two countries are ruled by a woman.

And at the current rate, parity at the level of heads of government will not be reached before 2150 ”

, he said.

“You heard that right!

Another 130 years dominated by men who will make the same kind of decisions made for the last 130 years, always.

"

According to him, the Covid-19

"offered men one more opportunity to monopolize decision-making"

.

"And we spend billions of dollars for weapons that do not protect us, while neglecting the violence suffered by one in three women in the world,"

he said.

"We must at all costs reshuffle the cards, change the software"

, demanded Antonio Guterres, asking the 193 member countries of the UN to

"adopt an emergency response plan

[...]

to fight against violence made to women and girls ”

.

Read also: At work, women have suffered more from the health crisis than men

As every year, the Commission on the Status of Women, which takes place from March 15 to 26, brings together thousands of them for speeches, discussions and dozens of specific events.

Like that of 2020, the 65th session will take place mainly virtually due to the pandemic.

Among the speakers this year are the new American Vice-President Kamala Harris, the French Minister for Gender Equality Elisabeth Moreno, the Mexican Vice-Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Martha Delgado Peralta, and the European Commissioner for International partnerships, the Finnish Jutta Urpilainen.

Source: lefigaro

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