“ Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it. ”
Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.
~ Jenny Shipley
Every second, every day, every year, we fail to address demand for reproductive health and family planning services. Lives are lost, and girls' opportunities to thrive and contribute to their country's development shrink. These are real people.
The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve economic independence.
The serious problems facing the world today will never be solved until women are able to use their full potential on behalf of themselves, their families, and their global and local communities, as the World Bank and others have discovered.
