Pax Lodge Assistant Programme Manager Speaks at the Commission on the Status of Women

I was called to speak on behalf the European Youth forum at the CSW. When are given the authorization to talk you aren't sure if you will actually talk, until the chair of the CSW calls you to speak. When I heard calling me, my heart was biting really fast and yet I knew that I had to remain calm, I had to speak in order to be heard and understood. I finished the oral intervention by asking the panelist: "What about youth?

It should be once more highlighted that an enhanced synergy among different policy areas, and in particular those of equality, non-discrimination and youth, is needed in order to achieve equality between young women and young men and to effectively implement the actions agreed upon in Beijing focusing on girls and young women. It was an amazing opportunity and I hope I have the opportunity to do it again!

Nefeli Themeli