Virus reversed fragile progress on gender equality

On the health front, Guterres said women are suffering because funding is being redirected from maternal and reproductive health services. Filepic by AP

The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed "decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights, ” the United Nations chief said Monday.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned young women from civil society organisations at a virtual town hall meeting that "without a concerned response, we risk losing a generation or more of gains.”