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INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK RECEIVES A MDG3 TORCH IN WASHINGTON D.C.
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INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK RECEIVES A MDG3 TORCH IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Denmark has started a world-wide campaign promoting gender equality and the economic empowerment of woman, the third of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG 3). By receiving the torch one commits to become an agent for change and to actively promote gender equality. In Washington Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation has earlier handed over torches to the President of the World Bank, Mr. Zoellick, as well as to the large international NGO-alliance Women, Faith and Development.
(31 July 2008) Today the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mr Moreno, received a MDG3-torch. Mr. Moreno committed the IDB to create a new Gender Equality Policy by updating its Women in Development Policy (current since 1987), drafting a Gender Action Plan and enhancing the role of its current Gender and Diversity Unit. The new Gender Equality Policy will seek to significantly increase the amount of investment that includes specific actions to promote gender equality. Furthermore, the policy will identify areas that may cause harm to gender equality and warrant safeguarding. The IDB has stated its readiness to take on its responsibility and proactively contribute to the eradication of inequality based on gender in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Chargé d’Affaires Søren Jensen hands over the MDG3 torch to President Moreno and members of the Board.
31 July 2008
Royal Danish Embassy, Washington D.C.
