Speakers at a high-level side event on 'Multi-sectoral programme to address violence against women' at the UN have underscored the need for coordinated efforts both nationally and internationally to stop violence against women, reports UNB.
The side event was organised by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN on Thursday on the occasion of the ongoing 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN, according to a message received in Dhaka on Friday from New York.
The main focus of the CSW session is to assess the progress on the implementation of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995 and current challenges that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki, Permanent Secretary of Women Affairs Ministry of Zimbabwe Dr. Perpetua Gumbo, Deputy Permanent Representative of Denmark Erik Laursen, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the UN-Women Roberta Clarke and global gender equality advisor of Plan International Sarah Hendriks were present at the event as panelists.
Participated by the representatives of government agencies of various countries, women's rights groups, NGO's, media personnel and elected representatives, the event was moderated by the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh Dr. AK Abdul Momen.
Speakers for coordinated efforts to stop violence against women
FE Team | Published: March 14, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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