UN commits to working with Zim: Gumbonzvanda

UNITED Nations assistant secretary-general and UN Women deputy executive director for Normative Support, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, has reiterated the global body’s commitment to working with Zimbabwe to advance women’s empowerment, gender equality and protection of the rights of women and girls through international and multilateral platforms.

The remarks underscore the United Nations’ renewed engagement with Zimbabwe as it seeks to align its foreign affairs, trade and development agenda with global efforts to advance gender equality, women’s economic empowerment and inclusive growth under multilateral frameworks
such as the Sustainable Development Goals.

Responding yesterday to questions on how UN Women can support Zimbabwe’s foreign affairs and international trade agenda, Gumbonzvanda highlighted the importance of gender-responsive diplomacy and trade policy, particularly initiatives that expand women’s access to global markets.

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