South Africa's Ambassador to the United Nations Mathu Joyini is seen addressing the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 14 March 2022.South Africa's Ambassador to the United Nations Mathu Joyini is seen addressing the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 14 March 2022.
That was the opening message from South Africa’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Mathu Joyini, in her capacity as the Chair of the session for the next two years. “This year’s priority theme could not have been more timely. Gender inequality, coupled with climate change, environmental degradation and disasters, is the greatest sustainable development challenge of the present time. Climate change, environmental and natural disasters impact society as a whole. Environmental degradation and the negative impacts of climate change affects all, but particularly women and girls’ poverty, health, and livelihoods.