More than 200 years ago, William Wordsworth illustrated in his sonnet “The world is too much with us” how the advancement of the Industrial Revolution was leaving too many people behind. The world is once again at a vital turning point, facing numerous linked challenges. The cost-of-living and climate crises, widening inequities, and increasing pressures on health and welfare services, are leaving more and more of us behind.
Pressure is growing and time is running out to meet the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, particularly SDG 10: reduced inequalities. The world’s leading economists, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the World Bank Group President have called for urgent action as “extreme poverty and extreme wealth have risen sharply and simultaneously for the first time in 25 years.”1
New analysis2 across the WHO European Region highlights an inextricable link between increasing health and social inequities. The ever increasing
WATCH: Leading Women In Malta Reflect On Women’s Role In Tackling COVID-19
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Women have been at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic. This bold, yet true statement was the running theme throughout the European Parliament in Malta’s event celebrating women in Malta and Gozo from all sectors and walks of life.
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8
th March, two panels of women representing health, medicine, law, business, sports, philanthropy and inclusivity have come together to discuss key topics.
“To mark this year’s International Women’s Day on the 8
th March, the European Parliament is underlining the crucial role of women during the [COVID-19] crisis”, Mario Sammut, head of the European Parliament in Malta, stated as he opened the forum.