Gender Equality, Iran & Other Topics - Daily Press Briefing (9 March 2026) | United Nations

United Nations · March 9, 2026

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Opening: Commission on the Status of Women and Secretary-General remarks

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A U.N. spokesperson opened the briefing, noting the Commission on the Status of Women’s 70th session at U.N. Headquarters and summarizing the Secretary-General’s opening remarks: gender equality is a question of power and progress is achieved by widening searches for talent, not lowering standards. The spokesperson reported the Secretary-General said women now make up about half of the U.N. workforce across professional and higher categories and that senior leadership parity was reached two years ahead of schedule.

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At a press briefing during the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters, a U.N. spokesperson summarized the Secretary-General’s opening remarks on gender equality and outlined urgent humanitarian concerns across the Middle East, Lebanon, Sudan, South Sudan and the occupied Palestinian territory, and answered reporters’ questions about investigations and operational limits.

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