NEW YORK, 17 March, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, the Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris joined the UN and said while addressing a meeting on gender equality that democracy fundamentally depends on women empowerment and is increasingly under great strain globally.

Kamala addressed the 65^th Commission on the Status of Women and said in a video statement that the U.S. will work for the improvement of both.  

"Democracy requires constant vigilance, constant improvement. It is a work in progress. And today, we know that democracy is increasingly under great strain," said Ms. Harris.

She added, “The status of democracy also depends fundamentally on the empowerment of women. Not only because the exclusion of women in decision-making is a marker of flawed democracy, but because the participation of women strengthens democracy.”

The former U.S. President Trump led a push at UN in UN resolutions against the promotion of women’s sexual, reproductive, and health rights however, the Biden administration would revitalize its partnership with the UN Women, a body dedicated to women empowerment and gender equality, she highlighted.