Make collective and individual commitments for achieving worldwide gender equity

Rural women are working in a vegetable field as part of the FAO-supported Women Open School where they gain experiential learning and skill development on pesticide risk reduction, kitchen gardening and small enterprise development, Kot Chutta, Pakistan.

FAO 8 March 2016, Rome - Leaders of international organizations based in Rome today gathered to highlight the achievements and the real prospects for achieving gender equality.  The speakers all agreed accelerating the empowerment of women everywhere is fundamental to achieving a zero hunger world and reaching the world's new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The dialogue, ‘Planet 50:50: Step It Up for Gender Equality and  Zero Hunger', was jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO).

This event commemorating International Women's Day also brought together partners from the private sector, youth forums, civil society and NGOs.   Building broad-based partnerships is vital to implementing and maintaining the momentum required for achieving the global goals by the 2030 deadline - including gender equality. Welcoming guests at WFP headquarters, Executive Director Ertharin Cousin reminded everyone that "stepping up" on gender is not only a moral imperative but crucial to eradicating hunger.

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