UN chief calls for equal land rights for women
STORY: UN chief calls for equal land rights for women
DATELINE: June 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:27
LOCATION: UN headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of United Nations headquarters
2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
STORYLINE:
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for equal land rights for women on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
The UN chief made the remarks in a pre-recorded message for a high-level event in observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, which falls on June 17.
SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"We depend on land for our survival. Yet, we treat it like dirt. Unsustainable farming is eroding soil 100 times faster than natural process can restore them. And up to 40 percent of our planet's land is now degraded, imperiling food production, threatening biodiversity and compounding the climate crisis.
This hits women and girls the hardest. They suffer dis
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