Women should be given equal status socially and Economically
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States needed to promote women’s rights, so they could be “agents of change” for sustained socio-economic development and security around the world, delegates told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as it continued its three-day discussion on the advancement of women. “Without women’s empowerment and gender equality, societies will not be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and their full development potential,” South Africa’s delegate said. She noted women had shown greater resolve in peace building processes, but their needs were overlooked in peace agreements, at donor conferences and in post-conflict legal reform — a situation that needed to be rectified.
A number of delegates agreed that ending discrimination against women was central in fulfilling women’s fundamental human rights. It was also, some said, a prerequisite for sustainable development. To that end, Peru’s youth delegate called for greater female political participation, saying that young women in particular must be seen as change agents.