Inspired by the announcement of the upcoming “Safe Families, Strong Communities” campaign from ISKCON’s Vaishnavi Ministry, 15-year-old devotee Ila H. shares her reflection “From the Eyes of Our Youth.”
“Earlier this year, I wrote an essay focused on the role of gender equality in sustainable development; part of this essay was focused on Goal 5 of the “2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” adopted by the United Nations in 2015.
This goal specifically targets gender equality in sustainable development and encompasses nine targets, which include ending discrimination and violence against girls and women internationally, recognizing domestic and unpaid work, promoting shared responsibilities, promoting women in technological, economic, and leadership roles, and more. This goal is used to outline the goals for gender equality and to create specific targets for nations worldwide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations advocated for Goal 5 as the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected women. To further gender equality, the United Nations developed priorities for their response, which included the reduction of gender-based violence, protection of women and girls under stimulus packages, equality of women in domestic work, promotion of women for work against COVID-19, and advocating for women in data and coordination mechanisms. These priorities reinforced Goal 5 and ensured that COVID-19 does not undo the progress that has been made for gender equality by 2030.
The position paper for the country I represented showed that it is actively participating in the United Nations Voluntary National Review of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
The more I worked on this project, the more encouraged I got, knowing that there is a better future for me and girls everywhere. But everywhere is not everywhere unless everyone gets involved.
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