Daily Archives: March 10, 2015

Equality means business: UN urges private sector to help close gender gap

Although businesses were not part of the discussions at the historic Beijing Women’s Conference 20 years ago, it is now clear that achieving gender equality will require the concerted efforts of the private sector, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told participants at the annual Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) event at UN Headquarters.

Global health partnership has saved 2.5 million women and children since 2010, says UN chief

At a high-level event this morning at the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said preventable deaths of women and children could be ended “within a generation,” with political commitment an increase in innovative financing and strong partnership.

2018-04-22T12:11:42-04:0010 Mar 2015|Goal 3: Good Health, Goal 5: Gender equality, News|
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