Written Statements of C-Fam at the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 14-24 March 2016 

There have been many significant landmarks in promoting the empowerment of women since the founding of the United Nations. The 2030 Development Agenda presents unique challenges and opportunities to continue the advancement of equality and the empowerment of women through sound national and international policy. 

This is not only an imperative dictated by the United Nations’ commitment to respecting fundamental human rights, the inherent dignity and worth of the human person, and the equal rights of men and women, as the Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights authoritatively asserts. It is necessary for societies to flourish. 

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