GENEVA (10 June 2013) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the recognition of the importance of equality in a key UN report on the post-2015 development agenda, but cautioned that good intentions are not enough and called upon world leaders to adopt concrete measures to eliminate inequalities. “Reducing inequalities and achieving substantive equality will not be accomplished ‘by a miracle’, but rather through the implementation of concrete and concerted goals and targets across a range of sectors,” the independent experts stressed.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 10 June 2013. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
