AWID Executive Director's speech at the opening session of the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status Of Women
Thank you Madam Chairperson and distinguished UN and government leaders. I would like to focus my speech on five key messages, which have been shaped by hundreds of women from around the world:
Firstly, let’s celebrate! Today, I celebrate the women - lesbian, black, indigenous, urban and rural women living in conditions of poverty, workers, disabled, trans & intersex people, leaders from different generations - the relentless and tireless work of women and girls, organized in all our diversity, in different groups and movements, who are transforming our world.
