Emmanuel Macron on gender inequality

                   Has capitalism brought progress? Yes. But we must not be naive. It also has a dark side that has worsened inequality.

          10 years ago in Istanbul, we took a significant step forwards in preventing and combating violence against women.  The Istanbul Convention really made a difference. It resulted in a commitment to protect and change the lives of women and girls.

Its implementation means the provision of places of shelter for victims, ensuring there is an emergency telephone hotline, and providing essential help to victims so that they can rebuild their lives. It is about providing support, particularly through the training and education of legal and health professionals, as well as those who enforce the law. It is about ensuring access to justice. It is about fighting for the rights of women and girls.

33 countries are enforcing this convention.  11 countries have signed it without ratification. One country has recently withdrawn, ten years after being the first to join.

From Paris to Warsaw, London to Ankara, Budapest to Zagreb, every woman, and girl across the world has a right to a life free of violence. This is non-negotiable. It is a universal right.

We must revisit that which united us in Istanbul - namely our values, our ideals and our humanity. It was, as I said, 10 years ago that we took a step forward. We must continue on our journey and not leave anyone behind.

I call on each and every one of us to commit and go even further. Even though we have made progress, there is still much left to do - and that includes France. We must not accept any backward 

steps. As long as there is one woman being beaten or raped, one girl being abused or harassed, we must continue to redouble our efforts.

Let us work together for equality between men and women alongside UN Women at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris on 30 June – 2 July 2021.  For all women and girls, there must be no talk of action tomorrow. It must be about changing things today, now.

Priyanka Vadra commented on the current Indian situation         

          The central government is trying to hide the loot of tax on petrol-diesel in the noise of tick: In the year of the epidemic (2020-21) the government earned 2,49,481 crores from tax on petrol and diesel.  The government earned 12,93,290 crores by a tax on petrol and diesel till 2014-21.  What did the public get?  Petrol-diesel prices increased 16 times in May.  Petrol-diesel prices increased 4 times in June

      Prime minister “ I did not allow a shortage of oxygen. ′′ Chief minister “ There is no shortage of oxygen. The property of those who spread rumors of deficiency will be seized. ′′

Minister: “Give the patients as much oxygen as they need. Do not give too much oxygen. ′′Agra Hospital: “Oxygen was out. 22 patients stopped oxygen and did mock drill. ′′ 

          More than 100 deaths due to poisonous alcohol in Aligarh are the result of a coalition of government and liquor mafia.

       Oxygen was not available in the whole state, medicines were not available, beds were not available in the hospital, business of businessmen was closed, but the liquor business was flourishing due to the coalition of administration and liquor mafia.