"UN Women"

Independent Films, Women, Web Series

The United Nations General Assembly in 2010 established "The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women" - now becoming known as "UN Women." It is the single largest UN body ever charged with the advancement of gender equality. The mandate extends to economic and social considerations, working with private enterprises, as well as political.
Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary General spoke to the press and introduced the Agency's new logo.

Former President of Chile and United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for UN Women, Michelle Bachelet outlined her vision for the newly formed agency at UN Headquarters in a press conference today (January 25).

Bachelet declared UN Women’s key priorities as empowerment, economic and political leadership, peace and security, preventing violence against women, and developing tools for implementation of these priorities at a national level.

She also used the occasion to announce her participation in the current World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to promote “the economic and social case of women in the world.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women:
“We will be presenting the voice of women in many places and as a matter of fact, I am going to Davos today. I am flying to Davos because I intend there to present there the economical, political and social case of women in the world.”

Bachelet noted the success of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, offering businesses guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community.

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women:
“We will continue calling on companies to sign on the Women’s Empowerment Principles, which commit them to increasing the number of women employees and managers. One hundred thirty-three CEOs of major corporations have already signed on. Something that I will highlight in to corporate leaders in Davos.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women:
“Lastly I want to share with you our new logo. This is the UN Women’s logo. Of course it will be in all the languages”

UN Women, the largest single UN body ever charged with the advancement of gender equality is known formally as the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

Established by the General Assembly in July 2010, UN Women is the merger of four former UN agencies and offices: the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, and the UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW).

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Former President of Chile and United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for UN Women, Michelle Bachelet outlined her vision for the newly formed agency at UN Headquarters in a press conference today (January 25).

Bachelet declared UN Women’s key priorities as empowerment, economic and political leadership, peace and security, preventing violence against women, and developing tools for implementation of these priorities at a national level.

She also used the occasion to announce her participation in the current World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to promote “the economic and social case of women in the world.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women:
“We will be presenting the voice of women in many places and as a matter of fact, I am going to Davos today. I am flying to Davos because I intend there to present there the economical, political and social case of women in the world.”

Bachelet noted the success of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, offering businesses guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community.

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women:
“We will continue calling on companies to sign on the Women’s Empowerment Principles, which commit them to increasing the number of women employees and managers. One hundred thirty-three CEOs of major corporations have already signed on. Something that I will highlight in to corporate leaders in Davos.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women:
“Lastly I want to share with you our new logo. This is the UN Women’s logo. Of course it will be in all the languages”

UN Women, the largest single UN body ever charged with the advancement of gender equality is known formally as the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

Established by the General Assembly in July 2010, UN Women is the merger of four former UN agencies and offices: the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, and the UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW).

Tags

• UN. women
• gender equality

Directors:

• Muhamed Sacirbey, UNTV

Producers:

• Susan Sacirbey