LAHORE: A Kinnaird College for Women University (KCWU) students delegation represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly Human Rights and Social Forum to raise the issue about women empowerment and strengthening young girl’s education.

KCWU Principal Prof Dr Rukhsana David with Executive Director and UN Youth Ambassador Rizwan Anwar and other students attended the meeting at its headquarter Geneva, Switzerland.

They discussed about promoting and advancing human and women rights in Pakistan and the world. The delegation also met ambassador Tahir Hussain, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland. They discussed to raise the topic about women empowerment and strengthening young girls’ education which will help accomplish UN sustainable goals and 2030 Agenda.

Ms David said women empowerment would strengthen the nation and education would contribute to build a positive nation. “Kinnaird is empowering women since 1913 and will continue to educate and enlighten the young women of Pakistan to achieve the UN goal of quality education and gender equality,” she said.

Mr Anwar said they were representing constructive, valuable, and positive image of Pakistan all over the world by engaging the young generation with the UN and other international organizations. “Youth and women needs to be empowered through education for the progress and advancement of sustainable development agenda,” he said.

Both representatives spoke about supporting women and girls in crisis and emergency and furthermore about setting up and accelerating the advancement and addressing the requirements around the world.

Published in Dawn, October 10th, 2019