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Event  24 February 2025
UN Human Rights Council

​​At the United Nations Human Rights Council, the ITU Secretary-General underlined the key role of technology in advancing women's rights and economic empowerment. Parity in Internet use has been achieved in some places and some regions, but the digital gender divide is far from closed, she added during a panel marking 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. ​