Iraqi Business Council Deputy Chairman & Secretary General Participates in the Activities of launching the 65th Session of the United Nations Women Status Commission
At the invitation of the Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Global Compact Mrs. Sanda Ojiambo, IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Dr. Saad Naji participated on March 16th and 17th 2021 in the launching activities of the Sixty-Fifth Session of the Women Status Commission, which was held electronically.
The Commission in its 65th Session held this year focused on full and effective participation of women and their decision-making in public life, elimination of violence, achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
The meeting also assessed the progress achieved in implementing the conclusions agreed upon in the 60th Session that was held in 2016 on “the Empowerment of Women & Their Relation to Sustainable Development”.
In addition, a number of ministerial round-table meetings were held and high level interactive dialogues, general discussions, interactive dialogues and expert-group discussions took place.
In his speech on the opening day of the 65th Session of the Women Status Commission, the UN Secretary General Mr. Antonio Guterres said “the equal participation of women is the factor we need to change the rules of the game.”
He explained that for decades, evidence indicated that women’s participation enhanced economic outcomes, encouraged greater investment in social protection and lead to more sustainable peace and promoted climate action.
Senior executives, including Coca-Cola, Toyota-Motors and the Malaysian Oil Company participated in the conference.
It is worth mentioning that the Women Status Commission is a technical committee of the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) dedicated to developing global policies exclusively to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.
