VN promotes gender equality in social security
VGP – A number of crucial policies on gender equality has been launched to guarantee social security for people, especially women and girls.
Attending the event, Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said that social security is the foundation of gender equality in order to grant sufficient rights for women and girls.
Delegates discussed four fundamental policy groups of social security including guaranteeing minimum incomes and jobs, enhancing social insurance, social assistance and access to fundamental social services for women and girls as well as shared experience to improve women’s livelihoods.
By Thuy Dung