Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Women’s Day
– Climate Change
– Deputy Secretary-General’s travels
– Afghanistan
– Turkey/Greece
– Syria
– Guyana
– COVID-19
– Yemen
– Financial Contribution
WOMEN’S DAY
This morning, the Secretary-General spoke at the Women’s Day Observance in the General Assembly Hall. He said that gender inequality is the overwhelming injustice of our age and the biggest human rights challenge that we face. He stressed there is no justification for women’s continued exclusion, and praised women’s efforts to redefine what power looks like. Women have had enough, he said, and they are creating new, inclusive forms of leadership that unite people across borders and around common goals.
He told the activists at the event to keep up the pressure and hold the world to account and reiterated that he is determined to achieve gender parity at all levels at the United Nations. He also emphasized that it is more important than ever for men to stand up for women’s rights and gender equality.
This afternoon, the Secretary-General will speak to the Group of Friends on Gender Parity and will give an update on the UN’s efforts to achieve gender parity.
CLIMATE CHANGE
This afternoon, the Secretary-General will speak at a COP26 briefing and will stress the importance of this year’s Climate Conference. He will call for increased action to ensure that we can achieve emissions reductions of 45 per cent from 2010 levels this decade and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century.
The Secretary-General will also stress that COP 26 needs to demonstrate that the world is moving quickly and in the right direction.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=06%20March%202020
