International Women’s Day: Does the world fulfill the promises of Beijing after 30 years?

Come This year’s celebration Under the slogan “Rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls.” The topic of this year calls for measures that can unleash equal rights, power, opportunities for all, and a feminist future in which a woman is not left behind the knees.

The celebration of this year coincides with the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the advertisement and curriculum of Beijing, who developed a road map to empower women, and stressed that “women’s rights are human rights.” Despite the great progress in women’s rights since the approval of the curriculum in 1995, the world is witnessing new, intertwined and eroded crises.

Gender equality is more urgent than ever

In her speech to attendance at the General Assembly hall, the Executive Director of the United Nations Women, especially research, called for more protection for women and women’s rights defenders.

She stressed that “The issue of gender equality has become more urgent than ever.”Noting that the obstacles that hinder the path towards equality are now more clear, but the determination of women is more stable than ever.

Mrs. Research added: “We will not stop until gender equality becomes our common reality and our common reward.”

The UN official confirmed that real solutions require that women be at the heart of the decision -making process, “From the governments to the boards of directors, and from the classroom to homes, the equality of women is the greatest solution.”.

I reminded that “Options – whether work options or failure to work – are the ones that determine our identity.” س In order: “Decisive is the options that we now make, and they are our permanent imprints on the pages of history. We must choose rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls.”

Promise, but fragile gains

United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres started his speech in the celebration of a quote from the first words mentioned in the Beijing Declaration, saying that we are meeting today not only to celebrate the International Day of Women, but to go ahead – steadfast, united, and two in our endeavor to achieve “Equality, development and peace for all women everywhere in the interest of humanity.”

Since the advertisement, the Secretary -General said that “Women broke barriers, break the glass ceilings, and enemy the formation of societies. More girls entered schools. More women held power positions. Digital activity ignited global movements for justice.”

However, Guterres warned that these gains that were made hard for the same remain fragile and far from being sufficient, indicating that our societies are still afflicted with old horrors – violence, discrimination, economic inequality. He added:

“Every ten minutes, A woman is killed by her partner or a member of her family. 612 million women live in armed conflicts. Less than two -thirds of women around the world participate in the labor market – and those who do this earn much less wages than men. “

At this rate, the Secretary -General warns that eliminating extreme poverty for women and girls will take 130 years.

Women’s rights are attacked

The Secretary -General also pointed to the attacks on the rights of women that we are currently witnessing all over the world, noting that these new threats exacerbate centuries of discrimination.

He said: “Digital tools often work to silence women’s voices, amplifying prejudice, and fueling harassment. Women’s bodies have become squares of political battles. Violence is escalating online into violence in real life.”

Instead of generalizing equal rights, we are witnessing a generalization of intolerance and hatred of women, but the Secretary -General says that we cannot stand idly by while the course of progress is replaced, but rather “We must resist”.

Clarion’s call

The Secretary -General explained that the future charter adopted by the member states last September reminds us that equality is the engine of progress for all people, noting that the 2030 plan can only be achieved when all women and girls enjoy their full rights. He added: “When women and girls flourish, everyone will flourish.”.

As part of the gender equality acceleration plan at the level of the United Nations system, the Secretary-General announced his commitment to the call of sexual equality- Clarion’s call.

The Secretary -General described this call as “A bold and urgent pledge to defend and advance the rights of all women and girls.”Noting that Clarion’s call sets four priorities:

Firstly, Unified Leadership – All United Nations leaders must defend and support women’s rights in every resolution and forum;

secondly, Procedures to address the activity of the attacks on women’s rights and prevent the retreat of these rights, and to create spaces in which women’s rights can be thrived;

Third, Work across sectors and at all levels to dismantle systematic inequality;

Fourth, Protect human rights defenders.

End the human cost of the war on women

She also spoke at the event, the young Samira Rashwan, a peace and security expert and a supporter of youth issues, where she said: “As an Arab woman of Egyptian and Sudanese origin, I am fully committed to the advancement of the agenda of women, peace and security.”

She added that her dream of being a change maker was a real test when the war broke out in Sudan, noting that some members of her family ended up resorting to Egypt.

She invited everyone to “Respecting the right of women and girls to have activists and leaders to prevent conflicts and in all peace efforts.”

She concluded her speech by saying: “Let us now pledge to end the human cost of the war on women, girls and all future generations. We can make this promise true. “

Technology is a great equality factor

She also spoke a lover, who is the CEO of the Citizen Citizen Fund and the participating institution of the (Afghan Dalmat) team- a team of girls specializing in robots industry and said: “I have changed my life computers.”

But she warned that millions of girls in Afghanistan and abroad are deprived today of opportunities, and their future is stolen.

A vision said: “Imagine the cost of failure for all of us. Think about the drugs that have not been discovered and the algorithms that were not written because girls who have the answers sit in the dark. Technology is a great equality factor. We must bridge the digital gap for all girls and women.”

The celebration of the International Women’s Day witnessed the presence of inspiring leaders from the fields of activity, works, entertainment, art, sports and human rights. The attendees enjoyed lyrical paragraphs and dance performances.