High-Level Political Forum places women and girls at the heart of the 2030 Agenda
Source: UN Women
Women and girls around the world are facing significant threats, from wars and conflicts to devastating climate change, widening inequalities, and pushback on their human rights and freedoms.
These threats were at the top of the agenda of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the main UN platform to assess progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This year’s forum opened on 8 July 2024 under the theme of “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient, and innovative solutions.”
“Women and girls continue to face discrimination and disadvantage,” said Amina J. Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary General, during the forum.
“Policies to support the empowerment of women and youth, and the rights of children and their social and emotional well-being, have been implemented,” she added. “But we must keep our focus on women’s rights at every level in every constituency across all issues.”
Over the course of ten days, UN Member States, alongside civil society organizations, youth, the private sector, and international organizations, convened to review achievements, identify areas for action, and share best practices in catalyzing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, in a context where only 17 per cent of targets are set to be realized at the current pace.
Read here the full article published by UN Women on 19 July 2024.
Women and girls around the world are facing significant threats, from wars and conflicts to devastating climate change, widening inequalities, and pushback on their human rights and freedoms.
These threats were at the top of the agenda of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the main UN platform to assess progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This year’s forum opened on 8 July 2024 under the theme of “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient, and innovative solutions.”
“Women and girls continue to face discrimination and disadvantage,” said Amina J. Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary General, during the forum.
“Policies to support the empowerment of women and youth, and the rights of children and their social and emotional well-being, have been implemented,” she added. “But we must keep our focus on women’s rights at every level in every constituency across all issues.”
Over the course of ten days, UN Member States, alongside civil society organizations, youth, the private sector, and international organizations, convened to review achievements, identify areas for action, and share best practices in catalyzing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, in a context where only 17 per cent of targets are set to be realized at the current pace.
Read here the full article published by UN Women on 19 July 2024.