Swiss interior minister meets UN leaders in New York for women’s rights session

E. Baume-Schneider at the UN meeting on women's rights Keystone-SDA

Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider is in New York for the UN Commission on the Status of Women session. She welcomed the adoption of a strong political declaration aimed at advancing women’s rights.

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This year’s UN Commission on the Status of Women session is especially significant, marking 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted. These documents are the cornerstone of international equality policy.

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While in New York, Baume-Schneider held bilateral meetings with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women. She also attended several side events and visited a shelter for victims of violence.

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