But we are heartened by the excellent effort led by the Secretary-General to...

But we are heartened by the excellent effort led by the Secretary-General to address the lack of women in senior United Nations positions. He himself has appointed three of the nine women who have ever held the post of Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and he, of course, also appointed the Deputy Secretary-General, who is with us today. The numbers of women are growing steadily amongst key United Nations leadership functions in the field. But there has still never been a female special envoy.