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UN official explains why new global development agenda is good news for women

Mar 09, 2016, at 02:25 pm

New York, Mar 9 (IBNS): From economic exclusion to violence targeting women and girls, the head of the United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality believes such challenges make it all the more critical to push ahead with the new global development agenda, which contains many targets specifically recognizing women's equality and empowerment.