UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday, October 21 before the Security Council to “
reverse
” the negative trend affecting women's rights around the world, in Afghanistan, Burma, Mali and Yemen.
Read alsoIn Nantes, a house against the loneliness of women
"
We must fight - and speed up time - for every woman and girl,
" he pleaded at a ministerial meeting hosted by Kenya, the current president of the Security Council in October.
"
Women will no longer accept the reduction of their rights, nor should they have to do so - in countries in conflict or elsewhere,
" he added.
But in Burma, Ethiopia, Yemen ... In several countries, on several continents, the rights of women are violated or regress, he denounced.
"
The UN remains and is committed
"
"
In Mali, after two coups d'etat in nine months, the space for women's rights is not only shrinking, it is closing,
" said Antonio Guterres. "
In Afghanistan, girls and women attend a rapid regression of rights they have achieved over the past decades, including their right to a place in a classroom
," he said. In this country, "
the UN remains and is committed, and will continue to promote and defend the rights of women and girls in all our relations with the authorities,
" he promised. "
We will not stop until girls can go back to school and women can return to work and participate in public life.
», Insisted the head of the UN.
During a meeting with journalists at UN headquarters, Fawzia Koofi, former Afghan negotiator and member of the Afghan parliament, regretted that the government set up by the Taliban is not inclusive and does not include any woman.
"
It's not just a political and social issue, it's a security issue
," said Fawzia Koofi, who came to New York at the head of a delegation of four Afghan women.
“
A reliable government in Afghanistan,
” including “
everyone, including women,
” can “
be a trusted partner to the world.
The reality is that this is not the case,
”she lamented.
