The 75th UN General Assembly begins tomorrow — virtually, for the first time ever | Gender inequality at the UN | Revisiting the promise of Beijing, 25 years later
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BY UN WOMEN | As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold the world hostage, global leaders will gather at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the largest annual inter-governmental meeting, for the first time ever in a virtual session.
BY STÉPHANIE FILLION | This year’s United Nations General Assembly coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing. So it’s especially painful that so few women are scheduled to speak at the “high-level” session.
BY ELLEN CHESLER | "Adopted in 1995, the U.N.’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action shaped aspirations for women’s equality in the 21st century—and no amount of resistance or repression since has been able to reverse its momentum."
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