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UN Women

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system, which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment: - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/about-un-women#sthash.hJkuNJJ0.dpuf

Geographical level International
Location LA
Country Colombia
Type of organisation Public Institutions
Area of interest Justice and Human Rights, Security, Corporate Social Responsibility, Culture, Social Affairs, Gender
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