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Written statement to CSW 58 on “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals”
07.26.2016
Written statement to CSW 58 on “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals”
Honorable Members of the Commission,
The Global Justice Center (“GJC”) is an international human rights organization with special consultative status to the United Nations (“UN”). GJC is led by international law experts with a mission to enforce international human rights and humanitarian law to advance gender equality around the globe.
GJC welcomes the CSW’s 58th Session theme on challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (“MDGs”) for women and girls. GJC’s submission will focus on MDG5 on improving maternal health and MDG3 on promoting gender equality and empowering women.
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