Minister Jeong Young-ae Attends UN Commission on the Status of Women as Government Chief Delegate

Participated as Vice-Chair Country at the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women
Delivered Keynote Speech at High-Level General Debate on the 15th
Introduced Gender Equality Policies and Shared Plans for Establishing Gender Equality Center

Jeong Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, is being interviewed by Asia Economy on the 11th at the Minister's office of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in the Government Seoul Office Building. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Jung Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, will attend the '66th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)' held in New York, USA, starting on the 14th (local time) as the government's chief representative.

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission under the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), where governments, related international organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) gather annually to share policy cases for women's empowerment and health promotion and to seek ways to implement gender equality policies.

This 66th session will be held for two weeks from the 14th with the agenda of ‘Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Context of Climate Change, Environment, and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Programs.’ Korea will participate again this year as a vice-chair country of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, following last year.

Minister Jung will participate in ministerial roundtable meetings and high-level general discussions on the 14th and 15th. Starting with the opening ceremony on the 14th, she will chair the ministerial roundtable meeting on the morning of the 15th with the agenda ‘Promoting Gender Equality through Integrated Actions from International to Local Levels in Climate Change, Environment, and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Programs.’

On the afternoon of the 15th, she will deliver the keynote speech at the core high-level general discussion. She will emphasize the efforts made by our government at the national level to implement follow-up measures after the 4th World Conference on Women and the 23rd Special Session of the UN General Assembly and introduce various policies and achievements to the international community.

Minister Jung will first explain the significance of selecting the agenda due to the deepening economic inequality caused by the climate crisis and COVID-19, as well as the specific current situation, emphasizing the urgency of the discussion.

She will explain the government's efforts to realize gender equality in various fields by strengthening gender mainstreaming policies across all policies to implement the international resolution, the Beijing Platform for Action, and through the gender impact assessment system and plans to increase women's representation in the public sector. She will share the progress on establishing the UN Women Gender Equality Center, Korea’s first UN organization related to women, and request international attention and cooperation.

Minister Jung will also seek ways to strengthen international cooperation and share gender equality policy cases through bilateral talks with the UN Women Executive Director and Sweden’s Minister for Gender Equality, as well as the MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, Australia) Women Ministers’ Meeting.

She will participate in side events co-hosted by Korea and other governments. On the morning of the 15th, she will attend an event co-hosted by the Korean and Swedish governments and the Korean Women’s Development Institute on the theme of ‘Responding to Digital Sexual Crimes,’ and on the afternoon of the 15th, an event co-hosted by Korea, Sweden, and the United States on the theme of ‘Women’s Socioeconomic Status during the COVID-19 Crisis and Recovery Process.’

Minister Jung Young-ae said, "I hope that this meeting will deeply discuss the impact of the climate crisis and changes in the labor environment on women and effective practical measures to respond to them," adding, "The Republic of Korea will also strive to eliminate gender-based inequalities and move toward a more sustainable gender-equal society."

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