Participation

General WPS: “In several parts of the world, gender equality is but a distant hope. Women’s rights are under increasing pressure.”

Participation: “Women must unfold their potential — without questions— to the benefit of all. We must ensure that she decides.”

General Gender Equality:

Participation: “Suffice to say, the multiparty Georgian Parliament a century ago included five women, an achievement rarely found even among the established democracies of that time.”

Participation:  "I would like to begin by highlighting that this is the first time in history that a Latin American woman, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, is presiding over this Assembly. This is yet another reflection of the fact that in the twenty-first century, global governance is inconceivable without the leadership of women. I am a feminist politician. Now is the time for women.”

Participation: Today as this Assembly is led by a woman, the fourth woman to do so in the 73 years of its existence,  marks part of a new movement in history where equality between men and women is constructed by concrete actions.

“The situation in Palestine, as well as Yemen and Syria, continue to be a source of great concern for the international community.”

Human Rights: “In an increasingly uncertain world it is more important than ever that we remember the core values on which the UN was built. That all people are equal. That everyone is entitled to have their dignity and human rights respected.”