India’s UN Women’s Day program canceled to protect against the COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS: An International Women’s Day program organized by India at the UN has been canceled as world organizations curtail meetings to protect against the COVID-19 threat.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath was scheduled to hold a dialogue on Monday in honor of Hansa Mehta, one of the framers of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in conjunction with the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that has been suspended. “Women’s Economic Empowerment and Inclusive Global Economic Growth” was the theme of the dialogue that has been canceled, according to a diplomat at India’s UN Mission which organized it along with UN Academic Impact. Gopinath’s IMF and the World Bank (WB) announced on Tuesday that they are going to hold virtual meetings as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus instead of requiring the physical presence of participants. (IANS)

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