Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the SDG Moment 2020
(WorldNews Africa)

Date: Friday, September 18, 2020 [As delivered] This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. As we celebrate this landmark agreement, COVID-19 threatens to undo the gains made on gender equality in the past 25 years. Women`s economic security is in jeopardy; gender poverty gaps are widening; gender-based violence is resurgent; and girls`...