Gibraltar represented for the first time at United Nations Commission

Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:52 UTC

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Minister Sacramento, “a great privilege” to attend a UN commission of status of women

For the first time ever Gibraltar is represented at the United Nations Commission on the status of women. Minister for Equality and Social Services, Samantha Sacramento has been attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 57th Session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Minister Sacramento has been at the UN session since Monday. The CSW is a functional Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is dedicated exclusively to gender and equality and the advancement of women.

Representatives of the UN member states meet in New York annually to evaluate the progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global policies and formulate policies to promote gender equality worldwide. The priority theme of this year’s session is ‘The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls’.

Minister Sacramento speaking from New York explained how for the first time Gibraltar had a Ministry for Equality and as Minister responsible it was her duty to ensure the advancement of people’s rights.

“It is my great privilege to be attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, indeed this is the first time that Gibraltar has ever attended. There is a lot of work to be done in this field given that this area was never one of concern for the previous administration,” she said.

The Minister has been attending together with the UK delegation. The UK organised a full program of activities and Minister Sacramento has been attending many of the side events along with the UK delegation.

Categories: Politics, International.

Tags: Gibraltar, Samantha Sacramento, United Nations Commission, United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

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Steve-33-uk
Great news, I'm sure after the Falkland Islands referendum they too will have representatives at the UN.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 08:28 am 0
kelperabout
Absolutley should. The world will have to take notice sooner or later.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:13 pm 0
briton
Congratulations.

We hear that Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo made a forceful statement of his frustration over the Gibraltar question yesterday as he declared that he would never step foot in Gibraltar unless the Spanish flag were flying over the Rock.
“I have absolutely never stepped into Gibraltar and I will not do so as minister, nor when I become a citizen again, whilst there is no Spanish flag [over the Rock].”

Still,
CFK has never set foot in the Falklands,
And neither will be wanted or missed.
.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:24 pm 0

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