The first head of the new United Nations super-agency on female empowerment "UN Women" voiced hope talking to the journalists on Wednesday that the body will be a “strong champion” of gender equality and hasten existing UN efforts to advance the cause of women and girls. The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women was established on 2 July 2010 by an unanimous vote of the General Assembly to oversee all of the world body’s programmes aimed at promoting women’s rights and their full participation in global affairs. Known as UN Women, it will help Member States implement standards, provide technical and financial support to countries which request it, and forge partnerships with civil society. Within the UN, it will hold the world body accountable for its own commitments on gender equality. Michelle Bachelet, former Chilean president and head of UN Women, told reporters in New York on 22nd September 2010 that the body’s creation is “clearly a huge opportun...
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