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Cecilia Suarez urges sustained action on gender equality, cites surge of femicides
Summary
At a United Nations event moderated by Saida Mendez, actress and Spotlight Initiative global ambassador Cecilia Suarez urged sustained funding and cultural change to protect women and girls, saying progress requires men and institutions to stand with women and calling attention to what she described as a daily toll of violence.
Cecilia Suarez, an actress and Spotlight Initiative global ambassador, urged sustained funding and cultural change to protect women and girls during a moderated conversation at a United Nations event.
“Women’s issues are always considered second place,” Suarez said, adding that attention and funding can be delayed or withdrawn. Saida Mendez, the moderator from Univision Foundation, opened the session by quoting United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: “the rights of…
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