The United Nations in Pakistan joins the HeForShe movement
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Islamabad, Pakistan - The United Nations Country Team on behalf of the UN System in Pakistan joins UN Women’s solidarity movement to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s advancement.
In endorsing the HeForShe movement in Pakistan, Mr. Timo Pakala, UN Resident Coordinator, joins the hundreds of Pakistani men who have already signed on to this global UN Women initiative. “Promoting gender equality not only promotes and protects the rights of women, but creates a more fair and equal society” he said.
With women constituting half of the population of Pakistan, the HeForShe campaign will encourage men to speak out and take action against inequalities faced by women and girls. Mr. Jamshed Kazi, Country Representative, UN Women, in promoting the campaign’s movement at the national level emphasized the need for a united effort to galvanize momentum by “Engaging men as champions for change; a change where women live a life free of inequalities and discrimination”.