UN Women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity charged with working for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women is charged with advocating for the rights of women and girls, and focusing on a number of issues, including violence against women and violence against LGBT people.UN Women was established by a merger of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, established in 1976) and other entities and became operational in 2011. The organization operates under a governance structure and has an executive board representing different regions. Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet was its inaugural executive director and Jordanian Sima Sami Bahous is its current executive director. UN Women is a member of the UN Development Group.
UN Women faced criticism for its response to the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023, with accusations of not condemning Hamas's gender-based war crimes adequately. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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3by United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, United Nations Development Programme
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4by United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), World Bank
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8by United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), United Nations Development Programme
Published 2013Reports and Books bibliotecaONU