The United Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has launched a month-long online discussion on Women in Power and Decision-Making. Dedicated to the fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), as well as outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000), these discussions will be a contribution to the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women to take place 1-12 March 2010.
By Alvaina Daniels, WCC UN Liaison Office Intern Although the female presence in media has increased over the year, it is still significantly lower in comparison to our male counterparts. In order for
By Alvaina Daniels, WCC UN Liaison Office Intern In an area where child marriage is common, Gul Bano was married in a rural village of Pakistan at the age of 12 and became pregnant soon after. There
Ms. Michelle Bachelet Under-Secretary General UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women October 28, 2010 We, as Ecumenical Women at United Nations, celebrate your appointment as the h
