DUBAI, 18th January 2021 World leaders have emphasised the urgent action for gender equality at Expo 2020 Dubai’s Global Goals Week.
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the time needed to bridge the gender gap – which was already at 100 years – by another 36 years. World leaders agree that the need to course-correct and urgently achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment is essential not only for the sake of fulfilling a human right, but also for the advancement of humankind, said a press.