OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 21, 2013) – UN Women National Committee Canada urges Canadians to help fight global poverty and take part at one of ten World Partnership Walk events held on May 26th, June 2nd and June 9th in cities across Canada. The World Partnership Walk is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to raising funds and awareness to fight global poverty.
“Supporting the World Partnership Walk is in line with our core UN Women priority which is to advance women’s economic security and rights,” said Almas Jiwani, President, UN Women National Committee Canada. “Women bear a disproportionate burden of the world’s poverty. Across the world, over sixteen million women and children are impacted by the brunt of poverty. They are more likely than men to be poor because of the discrimination they face in education, health care and employment. Gender discrimination undermines efforts towards poverty eradication, thwarts progress and suppresses viable contributions of half the world’s population to improve global economic conditions. Join us at the World Partnership Walk. Together, we can take action, together we can mobilize partners for change, together we can end poverty and suffering.”
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