Gender Equality and women’s empowerment are not just one of the seventeen SDGs of UN related to global challenges, such as poverty, hunger, education and climate change. Both are the key to accelerating progress toward the achievement of the entire spectrum of goals.
Women’s participation in conflict resolution and peace building has been expanding since the adoption of Resolution 1325 by the UN Security Council in 2000. But awareness of the importance of including women’s perspectives in the process of meeting global challenges is not limited to peace and conflict resolution.
The Sendai Framework launched in 2015 at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction notes that empowering women within disaster preparation is vital to enhancing resilience. There is also emerging international recognition that women’s participation is key to effective climate action.
Women’s empowerment is not an optional agenda; it is an urgent priority. It can serve as the driving force to restore hope and the ability to advance in the face of the most challenging circumstances. A global platform on Gender Equality and Religion was launched at the CSW session in March 2017, and the SGI is determined to support this platform and collaborate with other faith based organizations so that it becomes a source of empowerment for women and girls in difficult situations.
There is no law that says people have to suffer. The earnest determination distilled in these words is the spirit we all need as we work across differences to advance the entire SDG agenda with a focus on the struggle for Gender Equality.
Matter Referenced: Times of India, Ahmedabad, Wednesday, 26th September, 2018.
By: Dr. Bhawana Asnani.
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