Australia
Extracts to this Statement:
Australia applauds the initiative to create a new institution entitled UN WOM...
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Australia applauds the initiative to create a new institution entitled UN WOMEN under the capable leadership of the new Under Secretary-General Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile. Australia looks forward to working with UN WOMEN on the vast array of challenges which half of humanity faces and for which our existing international frameworks have been found wanting.
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:
General Women, Peace and Security
The education of women and girls, and the security of women and giris from vi...
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The education of women and girls, and the security of women and giris from violence and sexual abuse and exploitation, must now become a core part of our global campaign for a fairer world.
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence