Monrovia, September 13, 2022 - Gender equality and women's empowerment is a topic that is very much addressed in Liberia, on which the Head of Mission Mercedes L. Martinez Herrera had the opportunity to exchange with Mrs. Comfort Lamptey, UN Women Representative in the West African country.
Cuba was the first country to sign the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women at the United Nations and the second to ratify it.
The new Family Code guarantees rights, opportunities and possibilities for women, while recognizing egalitarian relationships within families. This code is an example of the political will that has existed in the Revolution to recognize the rights of Cuban women and support their full development.
Embacuba Liberia