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A new report issued by the United Nations stated that the world is still unable to achieve gender equality despite the global efforts made in this regard. I love what was stated in the daily United Nations news bulletin, a copy of which we received on Friday morning

The report was issued yesterday, Thursday, by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The report is titled “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: A Gender Snapshot for 2023.” He painted a worrying picture of the situation halfway towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The report warns that if current trends continue, more than 340 million women and girls - an estimated 8 percent of the world's female population - will live in extreme poverty by 2030, and nearly one in four of them will suffer from insecurity. Diet moderate or severe.

The report showed that the gender gap in power and leadership positions remains entrenched, and that at current rates, the next generation of women will still spend an average of 2.3 additional hours per day on unpaid care and domestic work compared to men.

"A resounding call to action"
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and highlights prevailing trends, gaps and recent setbacks in the journey towards achieving gender equality by 2030.

Acting Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Sarah Hendricks, said that this report, at this crucial moment in the middle of the road for the Sustainable Development Goals, is a “resounding call to action,” stressing the importance of working collectively and directed to correct the course for a world in which every person enjoys... Women and girls with equal rights, opportunities and representation.

“To achieve this, we need firm commitment, innovative solutions and cooperation between all sectors and stakeholders,” she added.

Older women
This year's report includes sex-disaggregated data on the intersections between gender and climate change for the first time.

It is projected that by mid-century, under worst-case climate scenarios, climate change could push up to 158.3 million more women and girls into poverty.

This year's report focused specifically on older women, finding that they face higher rates of poverty and violence than older men.

The report indicated that in 28 countries out of 116 for which data are available, less than half of elderly women receive a pension, and in 12 countries, less than 10 percent of them receive a pension.

It's not just a goal
Francesca Spatolisano, an official at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said that gender equality is not just a goal within the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, but rather “the true foundation of a just society, and the goal on which all other goals must be based.”

The report stressed the urgent need to make concrete efforts to accelerate progress towards gender equality by 2030, noting the need for an additional $360 billion annually to achieve gender equality and empower women across key global goals.

The report also includes calls for an integrated and comprehensive approach, increased collaboration among stakeholders, sustainable financing, and policy actions to address gender disparities and empower women and girls around the world.

He concluded that failure to prioritize gender equality now could jeopardize the entire sustainable development agenda.