Eminent experts from different fields emphasized the need for greater participation of women in exploring solutions to the critical problems facing our world. Terming the future as female, they argued that our world would be a better place if women took charge of their destiny and contributed more meaningfully to decision-making as equal partners and leaders.
The high-level event held on March 13 on the theme of “Empowering Women Globally as Leaders in the Struggle for Climate Change, with a Special Reference to Women of Africa and the Diaspora,” was part of the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69).
Co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the UN, the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN), and the World Madam Foundation, the conference drew global attention to the critical role of women in climate action and the urgent need for gender-equality policies in global climate governance.