High-level event entitled "Her Land. Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality and Land Restoration Goals" to mark the 2023 Desertification and Drought Day

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A peacekeeper from Ghana has been recognized with a prestigious award for promoting the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

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Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

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Hybrid press briefing by Toby Harward, the Principal Situation Coordinator in Darfur for UNHCR. He will brief reporters virtually on the humanitarian situation in Sudan.  Guest:  World Food Programme's (WFP) Chief Economist, Arif Husain, and the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Chief Economist, Máximo Torero. They will brief reporters virtually on the Global Report on Food Crises for 2023. 

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Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly

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In many countries, women and girls have the primary responsibility of managing household water supplies and sanitation. Yet due to water scarcity, corruption and high prices for vital period products, many women are paying the high price for a lack of government action on water, sanitation and hygiene. Hear what policies and investments are needed to provide gender quality.

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Hybrid press briefing by Chair of the CSW 67, Ambassador Mathu Joyini, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations. 

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Increasing gender equality in water is crucial in light of the global commitments in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028 (22-24 March 2023)

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Despite the potential opportunities created by new technologies and digitalization for all, the gender gaps are still persistent. Women are significantly under-represented in the tech industries, information and communication technologies sector (ICT), and platform work, making up less than one third of their employment. And when women do get a job in those sectors, they are promoted at a slower rate than men and face a significant gender pay gap.

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