Raquel Lagunas
Raquel Lagunas, the 2020 Interim Director of the UN Development Program’s (UNDP) Gender Team, discusses a wide range of issues such as providing technical assistance to governments regarding the health of women, combatting climate change and protecting women in conflict countries that are in transition from war to peace, The purpose of the Gender Team is to help overcome biases and prejudices against women, stress gender equality, empower women and work towards achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Gender Equality Certification Program emphasizes that women should have equal pay, access to higher level policy-making positions, stronger standards to improve the work environment, enact sexual harassment policies and expand training in all areas.
