UN celebrated the first International Women’s Day and Girls in Science – China Radio International

The Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, called for more efforts to empower women and girls through science and with it, as a basis for promote Agenda 2030.

Bokova made the remarks in his message to mark the first International Women’s Day and Girls in Science.
 

The new Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development highlights the power of science as an engine for human rights and dignity, eradicating poverty and protecting the planet.
 

“The new agenda will not meet its promise without investing in the empowerment of women and girls to science and through it,” Bokova said.
 

The director of Unesco noted that nearly 21 years after the Declaration and Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women, women are still underrepresented in the natural sciences.
 

According to the latest UNESCO report on Science, women account for only 28 percent of researchers in the world and the largest gap is located in the upper echelons of decision-making, he added Bokova.
 

“This requires a deep and sustained change, starting from the early years through improved participation of women and girls in science education and training and research activities at all levels,” he said.
 

Bokova officially became a candidate for the post of next secretary general. The term of Ban Ki-moon as the eighth UN secretary general will conclude on December 31, 2016.
 

To commemorate the first day, the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (Rasit), and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations held Thursday a forum for high-level headquarters UN.
 

The Princess Nisreen El-Hashemite, executive director of the Rasit, also held a press conference at UN headquarters.
 

In order to achieve full and equal access to science for women and girls and their participation in access and gender equity and empowerment of women and girls, the General Assembly United Nations adopted a resolution in 2015 to declare February 11 as International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
 

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