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Erdogan attended the “High Level Event of the 25th Anniversary of the 4th Conference of Women” organized in the framework of the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) with a video message.
Beginning his speech by greeting his audience, Erdogan declared that the Beijing Declaration continues to be a milestone for the rights of women and girls, even 25 years after its adoption.
Erdogan said they attach great importance to the Declaration’s revision process at the local, regional and global levels, noting that the revision processes showed that the progress achieved was behind what was promised in 1995.
Erdogan, noting that more needs to be done, starting today, “As Turkey, we have taken steps in the historical qualification to strengthen the role of women’s social life in recent years. Strong women, strong families, community principles Strong in mind, women and girls of women in the workforce with training to encourage their participation. ” She said.
The female workforce in Turkey 3 million 926 increasing thousand people, 10 million 686 thousand, female employment to 2 million 802 thousand people, increasing 8 million 924 thousand to the interests expressed by Erdogan again during this period 34 percent increased by 6.5 points percentage the participation rate of women in the labor force, He said it increased to 4.
Erdogan said that while the female literacy rate among the population aged 6 and over was 79.9 percent when they took office, this rate reached 95.3 percent in 2019.
Referring to the work on violence against women, President Erdogan said:
“We carry out our fight against violence against women with a comprehensive, multifaceted approach and with a principle of zero tolerance. We will never be able to tolerate violence, violation of the rights, the law, and the dignity of a single woman in our country. For the work of Mr. Volkan Bozkır’s General Assembly this year. We appreciate the fact that among the priorities he has determined, “to strengthen the standard of living and the rights of women, to ensure their equitable participation in all spheres of life and raising his status in society. “We will continue to provide all necessary support to Mr. Bozkır in this significant work.”
“Women were negatively affected by the epidemic”
Stating that the Kovid-19 epidemic showed how fragile women’s rights are, despite the past 25 years, Erdogan emphasized that women are among the segments of society most negatively affected.
Noting that acts of violence against women have escalated in many countries, the burden on women has become even greater economically and socially, Erdogan said:
“As Turkey in this new ‘internal’ process, taking into account the possibility of increased violence, the women’s inns were starving. Therefore, we strengthened our capacity to protect the victim from deplorable incidents. Furthermore, we have employment measures and policies favorable to women in place. Specially developed mobile and social emergency line We have ensured that cases of violence and abuse are immediately reported to the relevant units. It is our responsibility to ensure that women emerge stronger from this difficult process. We consider it significant that this year’s review is carried out within the scope of the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. “
At the end of his speech, President Erdogan wished the meeting to be beneficial.
Video message sent by President Erdogan to the 25th anniversary event of the Fourth UN Conference of Women pic.twitter.com/RGp1GHNqW6
– Presidency of the Republic of Turkey (@tcbestepe) October 1, 2020
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