This year’s theme is Invest in women: Accelerate progress. Global crises, including soaring poverty levels and the escalating impacts of climate change, can only be addressed by solutions that empower women and so speed the transition towards a safer and more equal world for all.
“Gender equality is both a moral and strategic imperative. It underpins sustainable development,” said Celeste Saulo, WMO’s first female Secretary-General, who was recently named an International Gender Champion.
In a special breakfast event at Geneva headquarters, Celeste Saulo reaffirmed her priority to foster greater diversity within and outside the WMO, ensuring equitable representation across gender, regional, and cultural lines to embrace equality and dignity as core values.
She said she will seek to mainstream gender equality across all aspects of WMO’s work.
- Integrate gender considerations into all policies, programs, and activities of the WMO, ensuring that gender equality is a central focus.
- Advocate for increased representation of women in leadership positions within WMO and its constituent bodies, fostering an inclusive and diverse organizational culture.
Celeste Saulo was due to take part in a UN…
