Women’s rights: Opportunity to secure a brighter future

Women should be at the forefront of decisions on sustainable development and climate change mitigation, write Mary Robinson, Christiana Figueres, and Amina Mohammed

TWENTY years ago, the adoption by 189 governments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action marked a turning point in the history of women’s rights.

This progressive blueprint remains a powerful source of inspiration in the effort to realise equal opportunities for women and girls.