By Jesselina Rana, CIVICUS UN Advisor, in New York
In 2025, the United Nations will celebrate 80 years of shaping global policies, fostering peace, and driving international development. Yet, in those eight decades, not a single woman has held the position of Secretary-General.
This glaring absence speaks volumes; the institution that champions gender equality on the world stage cannot seem to practice what it preaches.
As the UN prepares to host the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York, this dichotomy is impossible to ignore. While the world gathers to assess progress on gender equality, the UN itself remains stuck in a cycle of male dominance.
There are no gender quotas for national delegations, no real push to increase women’s representation, and no collective effort to break the all-male stronghold at the highest leadership level.
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