Today, there is no country in the world that is free from conflict, because violence against women and girls exists everywhere. Financing for development requires changing the rules of the game for development justice and feminist peace. It requires creating an enabling environment for women’s political participation, protection, and rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Sylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo (WILPF, Cameroon) delivered her intervention on behalf of the Women’s Major Group, on “Are we on track for mobilizing the trillions we need for the SDGs?”, at the Financing the SDGs: Moving from words to action Session, during the HLPF 2019, held in New York, at the UNHQ, on 15th July 2019.
Download her statement here.
Watch her speech here.