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Speeches and statements during CSW59
- "Change is coming. Change has to come" — Executive Director (20 March 2015)
- "Gender equality and women’s empowerment has been a marathon, but I hope we are now in sight of the finish line."– Executive Director (16 March 2015)
- "Gender equality demands a concerted push" says Executive Director at intergenerational dialogue (13 March 2015)
- UN Women Executive Director calls for gender equality in parliaments by 2030 (11 March 2015)
- Lakshmi Puri calls for strengthened women's participation in addressing climate change (10 March 2015)
- Opening statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at CSW59 (9 March 2015)
Speeches and statements prior to CSW59
- Statement by UN Women Executive Director, at the High-level Thematic Debate on advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls (New York, 6 March 2015)
- Press Conference: "Collective failure of leadership on progress for women", launching Step It Up (New York, 6 March 2015)
- “We count on your leadership to tackle the barriers that remain for Arab women” says Executive Director at Beijing+20 regional review (Regional Beijing+20 review for Arab States and North Africa, Cairo, Egypt, 2-3 February 2015)
- Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirm commitment to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Regional Beijing+20 review for Latin America and the Carribbean, Santiago, Chile, 18-19 November 2014)
- The Asia-Pacific Beijing+20 Ministerial review takes place in Bangkok (Regional Beijing+20 review for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2014)
- In Addis Ababa, UN Women Deputy Executive Director meets with Civil Society Advisory Group ahead of Beijing+20 regional review (Regional Beijing+20 review for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 November 2014)
- “This is a wake-up call,” UN Women Executive Director tells European Beijing+20 Regional Review Meeting (Regional Beijing+20 review for Europe and Central Asia, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-7 November 2014)