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Ambition and Commitment Needed for the Future of UN Women
New York, July 1st, 2011– Original article published by IPS News. UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30, 2011 (IPS) – When the United Nations inaugurated a landmark special agency for women last January, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set an initial target of 500 million dollars as the proposed annual budget for the new gender-empowered body. But nearly six months later, the voluntary funding for U.N. Women (UNW) from the 192 member states has remained painfully slow. Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, expressed disappointment over the funding shortfall. Nearly six months after its operationalisation, the actual contributions and pledges received are modest and only around 80 million dollars, he said. “This is not commensurate with the aspiration and ambition assigned to U.N. Women,” he complained.
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“Finally, a UN Women’s Agency with Muscle”
New York, November 22–Colette Tamko, WEDO Gender and Governance Program Coordinator, and one of the principle coordinators of the GEAR Campaign to create a new agency for women explains to the Women’s Media Center what this exciting development means for women, and the work that still remains to ensure its success. Read the full article here.…
Message on New UN Women’s Entity from Rachel Mayanja
New York, September 16–Read this message from Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, about the General Assembly’s decision to create a new UN women’s entity at the United Nations.
