Milestones: A number of significant developments in support of gender equity and equality took place in 2020, a year otherwise marked by the COVID-19 pandemic
Twenty-fifth anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action. On 1 October 2020, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – a vision for the empowerment of women – the UN General Assembly and UN Women convened a virtual high level meeting at which more than 100 countries committed to concrete actions that would advance gender equality for women and girls everywhere.
Title of publication: Yemaya ICSF's Newsletter on Gender and Fisheries
Issue: 62
Page range: 4
Author: Meryl J.Williams
Organization: The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Year: 2020
Type: Newsletter article
Full text available at: https://www.icsf.net/images/yemaya/pdf/english/issue_62/2402_art_Yemaya_62_Milestones.pdf
Content language: English