America News Agency

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced that gender parity has been achieved across all leadership positions at the UN and throughout the organization's international staff.

Emphasizing that this milestone had been reached for the first time in history, Guterres said, "For the first time in our history, gender parity has become a reality across all leadership positions at the UN and among all our international staff."

Guterres stressed that this was only the beginning, adding, "Now is the time to include women who have been excluded for centuries in decision-making processes."