国际英语资讯:Women continue to face multiple and intersecting inequalities: Pakistani official
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 15-- <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intersecting">intersecting</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 63<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="Session">Session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Status">Status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>, <span word="Khawar">Khawar</span> <span word="Mumtaz">Mumtaz</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="accentuate">accentuate</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="knocks">knocks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>," <span word="Mumtaz">Mumtaz</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="aligns">aligns</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="of">of</span> 77 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="clustered">clustered</span> <span word="deprivations">deprivations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span>, <span word="Mumtaz">Mumtaz</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="session">session</span> "<span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Systems">Systems</span>, <span word="Access">Access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sustainable">Sustainable</span> <span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Gender">Gender</span> <span word="Equality">Equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Empowerment">Empowerment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Girls">Girls</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="timely">timely</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="interlinked">interlinked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="strides">strides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="recognizes">recognizes</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explicit">explicit</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p>
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