Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action
Cuba: President Raúl Castro
“Today Cuban women’s life expectancy at birth is 80.45 years of age. The direct maternal mortality rate is…one of the lowest in the world. … They make up 66.8 per cent of the labour force…. Nevertheless, we still have much to do. We need to continue to work to change cultural patterns as to have men and women share the care of their family. We must continue increasing the number of women in decision-making positions in the government.”
World leaders convene at the United Nations on 27 September 2015 for the “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action” to personally commit to ending discrimination against women by 2030 and announce concrete and measurable actions to kick-start rapid change in their countries.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/9/press-release-glob...
Read every country's committment from the event: beijing20.unwomen.org/en/step-it-up/commitments
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action
Cuba: President Raúl Castro
“Today Cuban women’s life expectancy at birth is 80.45 years of age. The direct maternal mortality rate is…one of the lowest in the world. … They make up 66.8 per cent of the labour force…. Nevertheless, we still have much to do. We need to continue to work to change cultural patterns as to have men and women share the care of their family. We must continue increasing the number of women in decision-making positions in the government.”
World leaders convene at the United Nations on 27 September 2015 for the “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action” to personally commit to ending discrimination against women by 2030 and announce concrete and measurable actions to kick-start rapid change in their countries.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/9/press-release-glob...
Read every country's committment from the event: beijing20.unwomen.org/en/step-it-up/commitments
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown