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Women remain underrepresented in leadership at United Nations General Assembly, speaker says

United Nations General Assembly (remarks) · January 8, 2026
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An unidentified speaker said the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly has been held by only five women in roughly 80 years and urged that visibility of female leaders matters for future generations: “If you can see it, you can be it.”

An unidentified speaker said the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly has been held by only five women in roughly 80 years, underscoring persistent barriers to gender equality in global institutions.

The speaker said the figure — “5 out of 80, since 80 years” — illustrates how difficult it has been for women to secure equal rights and…

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