Barbara Winston, president of the UN Women for Peace Association, said the pandemic had taught her “we are all interconnected – in our failures and in our success.”
“To come back stronger and better, we need to realize that we each need to be in each other’s service. This is where our connection comes through: in our service, in our kindness and in our emotional intelligence.”
“Women and girls need to realize the extent to which our protection and empowerment are the key to overall human progress – we must all stand up for each other. Men and women must seize every opportunity to place women’s success and gender equality in all conversations. and agendas, ‘she continues.
“Let us work to uplift each other, and let us all ensure that we put the movement towards gender equality and freedom from violence against women in all programs and projects. Let us move forward this year with deep breaths, clarity of mind and absolute certainty of our worth and value, ”Winston added.