"STATUS OF WOMEN"

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Informal comments to the media by Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, and Alicia Guadalupe Buenrostro Massieu, Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, on the situation of women in Afghanistan at the Security Council Stakeout.

A large number of South Sudan’s women leaders gathered for a two-day leadership forum with the objective of establishing a mechanism that can unify the efforts of women at the state and national level. UNMISS

Economic and Social Council sets theme of upcoming humanitarian affairs segment as it adopts 3 decisions, without vote.

Economic and Social Council sets theme of upcoming humanitarian affairs segment as it adopts 3 decisions, without vote.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka moderates a virtual town hall discussion to provide an opportunity for women’s civil society organizations to engage with the Secretary-General on the session’s priority theme: women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

US Vice President Kamala Harris said, “the status of women is the status of democracy,” adding that the US is committed to upholding the democratic values embedded in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. UNIFEED