Graça Machel, who is well-known for advocating for rights, and was married to Nelson Mandela, said that there should have been more women participating in discussions at the very first climate summit in Africa, according to the BBC.
During a recent meeting in Kenya, African leaders made a joint decision for the continent before the upcoming COP28 summit in November. This decision includes a suggestion for a worldwide system for taxing carbon emissions.
Ms Machel, who is second in command of The Elders – a group of older and experienced leaders established by Mr. Mandela in 2007 to address serious global issues, expressed her joy for this significant progress.
She praised the creative ways of addressing climate change that were presented in Nairobi, stating that Africa does not need assistance, but rather wants to contribute towards solutions. Africa is ready to provide investment opportunities and solutions.
But the 77-year-old Mozambican campaigner said that women need to be the main focus of the conversation in the future. He said, “We need to put an end to the idea of women only being able to speak from a distance. ”
She said that even though women yelled from a window, the people making decisions didn’t listen to them.
Women need to be the most important part of the decision-making process. As women and women’s groups, we need to take hold of that opportunity. We won’t get it.
Women should be the main focus when making decisions. So, us women and women’s groups should try to take that opportunity. We won’t get it.
This message means that leaders need to realize that the old way of making decisions, where only a few people made all the choices, is no longer effective.
Leaders need to realize that things have changed and it’s not just one type of suit making decisions anymore.
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Graça Machel issues climate change warning to men in suits
