Yearly Archives: 2011
UN Women Assistant Secretaries-General Appointed
United Nations, New York, 11 March 2011 — UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet is pleased to announce that today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced the appointment of Ms. Lakshmi Puri of India as Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships and Mr. John Hendra of Canada as Assistant Secretary-General for Policy and [...]
Tourism a Vehicle for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Women make up an important percentage of the tourism workforce, but more work must be done to close the wealth and skills gap between men and women employed in tourism, according to a new World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)/UN Women report launched at the ITB tourism fair in Berlin on 11 March 2011. According to the [...]
South African Companies Awarded for Commitment to End Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
UN Women, in collaboration with the International Labor Organization (ILO), honoured local companies in South Africa for their commitment to end sexual harassment at the workplace. Clicks Group South Africa received the UN Women-ILO Award of Excellence for taking leadership in setting up best practices on sexual harassment in the workplace and ensuring decent work [...]
Having More Women Good for Business, But Faster Change Needed
More than 160 CEOs Support UN’s Women’s Empowerment Principles Declaring that gender equality in the private sector is “good for business”, 167 chief executives from around the world have signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles — Equality Means Business. UN Women and UN Global Compact, champions of the initiative, released the list of executives today at [...]
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet Commemorates International Women’s Day in Liberia
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet commemorated the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD) with a visit to Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, 7–8 March 2011, where she engaged with women demonstrating leadership in rebuilding the country from the conflict that dominated its recent history. On her visit, she met with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, community peace-builders [...]
Women and Girls’ Access to and Participation in Education, Science, Technology and Employment
Speech delivered by Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet during the International Women’s Day Celebration held at Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia on 8 March 2011. [Check against delivery.] Your Excellency, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ellen Margrethe Løj, Honorable Minister and Legislators, distinguished guests, women, girls, [...]
International Women’s Day 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality
Message from UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2011. A hundred years ago today, women across the world took an historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women’s Day was called to draw attention to the unacceptable and often dangerous working [...]
UN Women’s Bachelet Outlines New Peacebuilding Initiative
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet today announced a new initiative to boost women’s roles in conflict resolution. In an address at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, she described how UN Women will create an international roster of gender experts who can be rapidly deployed to work on issues such as constitutional law, electoral [...]
Women, War and Peace
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet delivered the 2011 Phyllis Kossoff Policy Lecture at Roosevelt House, Hunter College, New York City, on 3 March 2011. [Check against delivery.] Thank you, President Raab, for extending such a warm welcome. I am honoured to have been invited by Hunter College to deliver the Phyllis Kossoff Lecture for [...]
Commission on the Status of Women Adopts Resolution on Gender Equality and Climate Change
On 1 March the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) adopted a resolution to mainstream gender equality and promote the empowerment of women in climate change policies and strategies. The resolution (E/CN.6/2011/L.1) is the first resolution by the CSW to address the link between gender equality and climate change. The [...]
