Friday, March 7, 2008

Women play vital role in tackling global challenges, says Migiro

from UN News Centre

Women are disproportionately impacted by global challenges yet are uniquely prepared to find solutions to them, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said in Brussels today.

“Women, who know the price of threats to human security so well, are also often better equipped than men to prevent or resolve them,” she said in an address to a European Union Commission conference entitled “Women: Stabilizing an Insecure World.”

Equality between men and women is the ultimate tool with which to tackle issues worldwide, the Deputy Secretary-General said.

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