Luxembourg Taina Bofferding Tender

The Minister stressed that In line with its feminist foreign policy Luxembourg continues to implement its national action plan Women Peace and Security.Through its accession to the Compact on Women Peace Security and Humanitarian Action Luxembourg pays particular attention to gender issues and contributes to the prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence.Taina Bofferding also attended a consultation meeting of German-speaking ministers responsible for equality. The exchange of views focused on the impact of digitalisation on equality.In addition to the prevention of digital gender-based violence the main challenge is posed by the risk that artificial intelligence will reproduce gender stereotypes. Thats why we will need to continue our outreach work with younger people so that girls and boys can benefit from innovation and digitalization.Taina Bofferding delivered closing remarks at a high-level exchange on polio with the theme Gender equality the key to protecting every child from vaccine preventable diseases for a healthier safer and more equitable world. During another side-event co-organized by UNFPA and Luxembourg the Minister finally stressed the importance of putting innovative and digital solutions at the service of effective sexuality education.