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UN PhotoImprovement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas: Ensuring equal access to quality public services and economic empowerment (CSW68 Side Event)
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This side event convened by Mongolia, the traditional main co-sponsor of the UNGA resolution "Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas", in cooperation with Asian Development Bank, will provide an opportunity for the participants of the CSW68, high level government officials, academia, civil society, and representatives of international organizations and international financial institutions, to discuss possible ways to improve the situation of women and girls in rural areas more
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Rural women in Mongolia encounter significant hardship in terms of social and economic opportunities and climate change impacts.
There is a pressing need for Member States including Mongolia to set forth specific plans and strategies to ensure equal access to quality services for rural women and girls, and support initiatives to bolster the economic empowerment of rural women and girls and their communities through support for sustainable livelihoods, rural women's enterprises and cooperatives and rural women's financial and digital inclusion