UN Women
Also known as United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
United Nations Organization for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
AI overview
UN Women is the United Nations agency dedicated to achieving gender equality and empowering women around the world. It matters because it works to address discrimination, violence, and unequal opportunities that women and girls face, while advocating for their rights and participation in all areas of society.
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Key facts
- Formation
- 2 July 2010 ; 15 years ago ( 2010-07-02 )
- Type
- UN entity
- Headquarters
- New York City, United States
- Official languages
- 6 English French Spanish Chinese Arabic Russian
- Head
- Sima Sami Bahous
- Website
- unwomen .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.unwomen.org
- Image
- Acuerdo de Cooperación Cancillería Argentina-ONU Mujeres 03.jpg
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Article
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations agency charged with working for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women is charged with advocating for the rights of women and girls, and focusing on a number of issues, including violence against women and violence against LGBT people.
UN Women was established by a merger of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, established in 1976) and other agencies and became operational in 2011. The organization operates under a governance structure and has an executive board representing different regions. Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet was its inaugural executive director and Jordanian Sima Sami Bahous is its current executive director. UN Women is a member of the UN Development Group.