While addressing the event to celebrate SDG – 5 organized by SDG’s Secretariat. Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that empowered women would bring socio economic prosperity in the country.
He said that equal education, health and economic opportunities would bring women of the country at par with their men counterpart. He stated, “Today’s event is a milestone in the history of the National Assembly. Today, with our friends from industry, civil society, tech start-ups, UNICEF, CPA, British High Commission and so many others, we are launching a one year program on SDG-5. He also highlighted that “This year’s international women’s day theme by UN-Women is “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”
Convenier SDG Secretariat MNA Riaz Fatyana said that, “We are gathered here today to celebrate and commemorate “International Women’s Day” and what could be a better way to celebrate than to provide a prestigious platform to the women of this country to showcase their talents, ideas, innovations and their potential for meaningful activism to achieve gender equality.”
On this occasion, Luis Gorjon, Social Policy Chief, UNICEF also remarked that their aim was to create a safe and secure country for women to live in. He said that there was need to to fill in the legislative gaps, specifically laws encircling women.” He affirmed UNICEF’s commitment to the Parliament.
The event was also attended by Visiting Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Honorable Ian Liddell-Granger from the United Kingdom, House of Commons and Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Mr. Stephen Twigg, Former Minister for Education. They acknowledged all the pledges made by Partners and stated “If we make progress only on SDG 5, we make progress on all 16 goals.”
