Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed Recently women leaders convened, meeting for the fifth year in Manhasset, Long Island, to reaffirm their collective commitment. sustainable development goals (SDGs), principles of women’s rights, gender equality and UN Charter.
fundamental rights
Participants emphasized that gender equality is a fundamental human rights issue and a cornerstone of sustainable development, peace, security and inclusive prosperity.
Against a backdrop of rising inequality, UN Women leaders participated to emphasize that the world must protect the progress made through our collective efforts.
The meeting underlined the pivotal role of women’s leadership as a necessary condition for building a more just, inclusive, equal and peaceful society.
deep knowledge
Bringing together women leaders with a deep, first-hand understanding of today’s intersecting global crises, the gathering focused on advancing policy, solution-oriented approaches to the most pressing challenges.
The urgent removal of systemic barriers to women’s leadership in the political, economic and social spheres was identified as a critical and urgent priority.
The discussions were based on global realities, leading to priorities related to 2030 agenda Addressing shared global challenges – funding sustainable development, artificial intelligence, philanthropy, human dignity, and the state of multilateralism in today’s world.
Strong call to action
The conference also witnessed a fruitful interaction with youth, whose perspectives and engagement enriched the dialogue and underlined the urgency of inter-generational cooperation.
The meeting concluded with a call for strong and unified action: protecting multilateralism, increasing investment, and promoting women’s leadership to the greatest extent possible.
