The government and a civil rights organization are to hold a week of activities in New York later this month to highlight gender equality, at the same time as the UN’s annual session on women’s rights, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Taiwan Gender Equality Week (TGEW), to run from Monday next week until March 22, would seek to promote the nation’s achievements on the world stage in the areas of women’s empowerment and equality, even as Taiwan remains excluded from the UN, the ministry said.
The two main TGEW events, called Taiwan Main Stage and Taiwan Cultural Night, are to be held on Wednesday next week at the nation’s representative office in New York, the ministry said in a statement.
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The TGEW program also includes a series of non-governmental organization forums, which are being organized jointly by the government and the Foundation for Women’s Rights Promotion and Development, the ministry said.
First introduced in 2020, the TGEW would coincide this year with the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women, scheduled to be held from Monday next week to March 22 with the theme: “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.”
As Taiwan is not a member of the UN, it cannot participate in the session, therefore it is promoting its women’s rights achievements in New York, where the headquarters of the UN is located.
At one of the main TGEW events on Wednesday next week, the participants would hear a presentation from Hank Huang (黃崇哲), president of the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance, on how the nation is working to achieve gender equality by means of financial resilience and inclusion, the ministry said.
Other speakers on the Taiwan Main Stage program include Kelley Currie, former US ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, it said.
At the other event on Wednesday next week — Taiwan Cultural Night — female Taiwanese entrepreneurs would share their creative ideas and hand out some of their products, such as tea and handicraft, in an effort to promote Taiwan’s cultural traditions and their role in empowering women in small communities, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, non-governmental organizations from Taiwan are expected to participate at 33 forum which would be held throughout TGEW to highlight Taiwan’s achievements in women’s economic empowerment through education and government policies, it said.
Taiwan has been excluded from the UN and its agencies since 1971, when it left the UN and was replaced by the People’s Republic of China.
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