Parity is about our very effectiveness in securing peace, advancing human rights and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Put simply, when we exclude women, everyone pays the price. When we include women, the whole world wins.

I stand in solidarity with millions of suffering Yemenis. And the United Nations and the wider international community are with you every step of the way. Together, inshallah, we can bring the suffering in Yemen to an end.

I believe Africa is becoming an example, an example where it is possible to solve conflicts and it is possible to prevent conflicts. And this wind of hope, I believe, can then be extended to other parts of the world.

Let’s keep showing all people that we care. Let’s keep proving our worth through action. And let’s accelerate our efforts to move our world forward and leave no one behind.

When human rights defenders are threatened the principles of the United Nations are under attack. Human rights defenders are a great asset in enhancing our work to sustaining peace and sustainable development...Let us embrace and support human rights defenders everywhere so they can continue to do their essential work.