In advancing the discussions on system-wide coherence, we support the need to...

In advancing the discussions on system-wide coherence, we support the need to improve the operations of the UN at the country level to ensure that the system can appropriately respond to the needs of recipient countries and to prevent the unnecessary imposition of undue conditionalities. In this context, we laud the establishment of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and congratulate former President of Chile, Mrs. Michelle Bachelet on her appointment as Head of UN Women. I am confident that under her leadership significant progress will be made to achieve the goals of gender equality and meeting the special needs of women and girls worldwide.