During Beijing Plus 15 Observance, UN Announces New Women's Organization
At the 54th Session (March 1-12) of the Commission on the Status of Women, the U.N. announced that it was consolidating four U.N. offices working on women's issues into a new entity, which has not yet been named. The new organization or entity is designed to increase international efforts on behalf of gender equality and women's empowerment. The four organizations being consolidated are the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the UN Division for the Advancement of Women, the Office for the Special Advisor on Gender Issues, and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women. The announcement has spurred speculation about who might head the new entity.
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing15/outcomes/L%207%20_GEE.Advance.pdf
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