Jointly, UN Women along with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs have launched the latest edition of Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024.
They also mentioned that the progress is being noticed globally in terms of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It also revealed that women hold one in every four parliamentary seats that exemplifies a significant rise in the last decade.
In addition, women and girl who are living in extreme poverty have dipped down to less than 10 percent with a steep increase during COVID-19 pandemic years.
“Today’s report reveals the undeniable truth: progress is achievable, but is not fast enough. We need to keep pushing forward for gender equality to fulfill the commitment made by world leaders in the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing almost 30 years ago and the 2030 Agenda. Let us unite to continue dismantling the barriers women and girls face and forge a future where gender equality is not just an aspiration but a reality,” Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director stated.
Li Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs added, “The costs of inaction on gender equality are immense, and the rewards of achieving it are far too great to ignore. We can only achieve the 2030 Agenda with the full and equal participation of women and girls in every part of society.”
