New York: The annual two-week session of the Commission on the Status of Women is underway at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities have gathered at UN headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide.
Pakistan made a mark at the U.N. yesterday, the first day of a two-week session of the Commission, by organizing an impressive Photo Exhibition and co-sponsoring an event on the Culture of Gender Justice with Qatar and other countries.
The photo exhibition, organized by the Pakistan Mission to the UN, was attended by the UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, and ambassadors from many countries.
The exhibition, highlighting the inspiring stories of some of Pakistan’s most prominent trailblazing women and was also attended by a delegation from Pakistan headed by MNA Dr Shezra M. Ali.
Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to UN, in her welcome remarks said that the exhibition titled, “No turning back: women who made history”, has sought to honour Pakistani women who have demonstrated that they can be high achievers and have an impact, not just in their own country, but around the world.