Bachelet: Women’s participation forging peace worldwide, ‘vastly worse’ post pandemic

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Bachelet: Women’s participation forging peace worldwide, ‘vastly worse’ post pandemic

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Une infirmière parle avec des femmes rassemblées dans une clinique soutenue par l'UNICEF lors d'une session de sensibilisation à la nutrition à Kandahar, en Afghanistan. © UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi

With COVID-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women's full participation in building peace, has become “vastly worse”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.

Michelle Bachelet was participating in a Security Council debate dedicated to the theme “Protecting Participation: Addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes”.

Click here to read the full article published by UN News on 18 January 2022.

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