Monthly Archives: May 2011
Michelle Bachelet Addresses Opening Session of the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries
Speech delivered by UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet at the opening session of the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Istanbul, 9 May 2011.
UN Women Events at the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV), Istanbul, Turkey, 9-13 May 2011
Latest from the Conference Labour and Social Protections Essential for Women Migrant Workers (Article, 12 May) Integrating Migration and Remittances into LDC National and Regional Development Planning, including through a Gender Perspective (Speech, 12 May) Gender and Migration: Care Workers at the Interface of Migration and Development (Speech, 11 May) Least Developed Countries Will Benefit [...]
Democracy and Gender Equality
Speech delivered by Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, at the Democracy and Gender Equality Roundtable, UN Headquarters, New York, on 4 May 2011.
Remarks by Michelle Bachelet on Receiving Women’s eNews’ Newsmaker of the Decade Award
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet was honoured with the Newsmaker of the Decade Award at Women’s eNews’ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century Gala, held in New York, 3 May 2011.
Securing Justice for Women in Post-Conflict States
Opening remarks by Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women, at the panel discussion titled “Securing Justice for Women in Post-Conflict States,” held at UN Headquarters in New York, 2 May 2011. [Check against delivery.] Thank you very much to my dear colleague from OHCHR [Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights] for [...]




