"WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT"

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva hosted a virtual conversation with Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and discussed the importance of policies that promote gender equality during the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and how working mothers with young children were the biggest casualties from the COVID crisis. IMF

This year's International Women's Day theme "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world" celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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

Marking 20 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, Secretary-General António Guterres said its adoption “was a ground-breaking step for women’s leadership and participation.” UNIFEED / UNFICYP / UNAMID / MINUSCA / MINUSMA

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

The Economic and Social Council holds its July 2020 Management Meeting, structured for the Council take on the reports of its subsidiary bodies and around the consideration of UN system coordination issues.

The Economic and Social Council holds its July 2020 Management Meeting, structured for the Council take on the reports of its subsidiary bodies and around the consideration of UN system coordination issues.

During his visit to Maharashtra in India Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) visited IFAD-funded programmes that have already empowered more than one million rural women. IFAD

General Assembly adopts work programme, agenda for Seventy-Fourth session, retaining items on responsibility to protect, situation in Ukraine at 2nd plenary meeting.