Linda Thomas-Greenfield (USA) on the UNGA Resolution on the International Year of the Woman Farmer - Security Council Media Stakeout

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small deliver statements on the UNGA Resolution on the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

• Categories: Media / Media Stakeouts
• Video Length: 00:10:07
• Production Date: 2 May 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: FARMERS; FARMS; AGRICULTURE; WOMEN; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD PRODUCTION; RIGHT TO FOOD
• MAMS Id: 3203569
• Parent Id: 3203378

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From Ambassador Thomas-Greenfields remarks:

"Of all the women in the world, in the global labor force, two-fifths work in agrifood systems. In many regions that number is even higher, with more than two in three women in the labor force working in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa and in South Asia.

And they farm with less financial backing, less technology, less education, less cultural and governmental support than their male counterparts. This lack of training, and resources, and support doesn’t just hamper women farmers’ productivity, it holds back progress on every Sustainable Development Goal: from combating climate change, to ensuring economic stability, to fighting food insecurity, which disproportionately affects women and girls.

By establishing 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, the international community has chosen to call attention to the challenges women in agriculture continue to face, and the ways in which governments, civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders can help close the gender gap and get us closer to achieving the SDGs."

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Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield's full remarks