A woman leading the UN would be symbolically important at a time of systematic and widespread global setbacks for women's rights and gender equality.
It is a tradition in Norwegian peace diplomacy to say they are “only facilitators”, and theories on mediation are seen as of little relevance.
In 2024, 676 million women lived in proximity to conflict, that is almost every 6th woman in the world — the highest number and proportion ever recorded.
Women mediators are not guests in the future order – they are architects.
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