Statement of the Secretary-General at the General Assembly Debate, September 20, 2016
Statement of Secretary General, September 2016
Women hold up half the sky and are essential to meeting our goals. So we must do far more to end deep-seated discrimination and chronic violence against women to advance their participation in decision-making and to ensure that every girl gets the start in life that she deserves.
Statement of Secretary-General, September 2016
(Translation) First of all, criminal acts of exploitation and sexual violence committed by soldiers of certain UN member states aggravate the suffering of populations already facing armed conflict and undermine the efforts accomplished by other agents of the UN around the world.
The protectors of rights should never become predators.
Secretariat member states have a duty to redouble their efforts to implement and enforce a politic of zero-tolerance in their organisations. (End Translation)
Statement of Secretary-General, September 2016
‘I am proud that UN women came to life during my tenure, it is now our established champion of gender equality and empowerment, aiming for a 50/50 planet. I have appointed more women to senior positions at the United Nations than ever before- and I am proud to call myself a feminist.