India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

A reception was hosted by the Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the United Nations in New York in honour of Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakur, on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-70).

The reception brought together Ministers and senior representatives from several countries for a pull-aside interaction and informal exchanges on advancing global cooperation for women's empowerment and gender equality.

Ministers from Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Israel, Saint Lucia, and Serbia participated in the interaction. In addition, Heads of Delegation from Australia, Namibia, and New Zealand were also prese...