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TOWNHALL MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE MARGINS OF THE SIXTY-EIGHT SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

13 Mar, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

This is the United Nations Secretary-General’s annual Townhall Meeting with civil society on the occasion of the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The townhall was for 60-minute in the Trusteeship Council Chamber in the United Nations Conference Building and was also webcast on UN Web TV, and was moderated by UN Women’s Executive Director. The town hall featured a Q&A segment between the SG and civil society.

Discussions and presentations were encouraging especially by the Secretary General who reaffirmed his commitment to gender parity and equal opportunities for women in governance.
Questions on the effects of the different wars around the world and how women have been affected and the best way provide assistance to women in war torn countries?

Our take for the day, was to have more women involved in governance and there will be less wars. In the Secretary General words, “in the fight for Gender Equality, go for it, take no prisoners “.
Left the TownHall meeting feeling a lot better and motivated hoping for a better future for everyone.