United Nations, Nov 23 (UNI) Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said, calling for collective global action on this cause.
“Violence against women is fundamentally about power,” Mr Guterres said in his remarks alongside UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at a special event held at UN Headquarters in New York to commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is annually observed on 25 November.
“It will only end when gender equality and the full empowerment of women will be a reality,” he stressed, adding that his policy on gender parity in the United Nations is one step towards achieving this goal.