Gender Action Plan III: Presidency issues conclusions welcoming an ambitious agenda for gender equality and women's empowerment in EU external action

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 16 december 2020.

The Presidency of the Council issued presidency conclusions on the Gender Action Plan (GAP) III: "An ambitious agenda for gender equality and women's empowerment in EU external action". The text was supported by 24 delegations.

The Presidency conclusions reaffirm that gender equality and the full enjoyment of all human rights by women and girls and their empowerment are at the core of European values, and call on the Commission, the High Representative and member states to further intensify efforts to jointly achieve gender equality in external action by 2030.