United Nations System Support to Member States on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

June 17, 2008 – (UNIFEM) The membership of the UN General Assembly discussed a “Note on the United Nations System Support to Member States on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment” prepared by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, during an informal consultation held on 16 June 2008, which was co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Ireland and Tanzania.

The document details the “substantive and programmatic aspects of the work of the United Nations system on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women,” highlighting the “increasing demand on the UN system to support countries in advancing the implementation of their commitments to gender equality and women's empowerment.”

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