30.08.2017, 13:38
Belarusian delegation participates in the second
OREANDA-NEWS. On August 29-30, 2017 at the UN Headquarters in New York the Charg? d'Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations, Irina Velichko, participates in the second regular session of the UN Women Executive Board.
During the session, I.Velichko informed the participants of the meeting that Belarus presented a Voluntary National Review on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development earlier in July this year. Representative of Belarus emphasized that the report also focused on the gender equality issues.
In her statement, the Belarusian diplomat has made a number of proposals to a new UN Women Strategic Plan 2018-2021. In particular, in order to increase an economic role of women I.Velichko offered to promote women's involvement in entrepreneurship as one of the most effective ways to improve women's access to decent work and to decrease the income gap between men and women.
During the session, I.Velichko informed the participants of the meeting that Belarus presented a Voluntary National Review on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development earlier in July this year. Representative of Belarus emphasized that the report also focused on the gender equality issues.
In her statement, the Belarusian diplomat has made a number of proposals to a new UN Women Strategic Plan 2018-2021. In particular, in order to increase an economic role of women I.Velichko offered to promote women's involvement in entrepreneurship as one of the most effective ways to improve women's access to decent work and to decrease the income gap between men and women.
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