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Women can play a transformational role for more sustainable recovery, according to G20’s co-sous sherpa Hari Prabowo.

“Women play a transformational role for more sustainable recovery. The pandemic provides an opportunity to create a more sustainable future. This provides an opportunity for women to be the agents of change for transformation,” Prabowo remarked while speaking at a webinar on 'Energy Transition and Rural Women’ on Thursday.

The benefits of gender equality are pointless if women are not provided with the support they deserve, he highlighted.

“This is the emphasis of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency. We aim to bring the spirit of inclusiveness to engage those most vulnerable, including women and girls,” he said.

Indonesia’s G20 Presidency aims to see the world recover together and recover stronger to bring productivity, resilience, and stability as well as sustainable and inclusive growth post-pandemic through a stronger, collective, and doable leadership, he explained.

Prabowo expressed optimism that G20, as an economic forum, would deliver real action and be a part of the solution.

“Our Presidency aims to bring concrete, deliverable solutions through three main sector priorities: enhancing global health architecture, supporting digital transformation, and supporting energy transition,” he said.

Empowering women could be the driving force for realizing a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable society, including devising solutions for such crucial issues as energy transition, climate action, digital transformation, and poverty eradication, he added.

“I believe women are the center of global recovery, leaving no one behind,” he remarked. (Antaranews)