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UN Women deputy: peace is prerequisite for girls’ education, urges more resources and accountability
Summary
Neeradzai Gompansvanda, a deputy executive director at UN Women, told host Melissa Fleming that conflict and poverty limit girls’ opportunities, called for funding and accountability for gender services, and highlighted a UN Women gender snapshot report and her charity work supporting survivors of gender-based violence.
Neeradzai Gompansvanda, UN assistant secretary-general and one of two deputy executive directors of UN Women, said peace is essential to allow girls to remain in school and for women to fulfill economic and caregiving roles, during an interview on the United Nations podcast Awake at Night.
Gompansvanda told host Melissa Fleming that growing up in a Zimbabwean village during the country’s liberation war shaped her view that “peace is a prerequisite. It’s so critical for development. It’s so critical for unleashing the potential of the little girls.” She described schools closing during the conflict, limits on movement and markets, and family losses that exacerbated poverty and curtailed educational opportunities.
The interview places Gompansvanda’s advocacy in personal context. She described being raised by her mother after her father’s death, living in a household supported by siblings and community networks, and…
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