news - Sustainable Development Goals can only be met through gender equality: UN Women

None of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals can be met without addressing gender discrimination that holds back sustainable development, according to UN Women. Women and girls are over-represented amongst the world's poorest people, face greater education gaps, and are 14 times as likely to die in climate-related catastrophes than men, the organisation says. In its flagship report Turning Promises Into Action, UN Women identifies integrated approaches to policy-making that can tackle discrimination, as well as sustainable development issues, and calls for improved data collection, greater priority for gender-responsive investment and the strengthening of accountability.

Source: UN Women