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UN Bodies with a Mandate on
Women or Gender
WomenWatch,
an interagency web initiative of
DAW, UNIFEM and INSTRAW, includes an extensive list of UN programs
and specialized agencies that work on women and gender issues. To
view this list, click
here
Office
for the Special Advisor on Gender Issues (OSAGI)
The Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender
Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI) is headed by the Special
Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women.
Angela King, Assistant Secretary General,
Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
2 UN Plaza, DC1220 - 12th Floor
New York,. NY 10017
Fax 1 212 963 3463
Focal
Point for Women in the Secretariat
Within the Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and
Advancement of Women, the Focal Point is mandated to monitor the
status of women in the UN Secretariat under the guidance of the
Special Advisor on Gender Issues.
Focal Point for Women
Ms. Aparna Mehrotra
DC2-1290
New York, NY 10017
fax 1-212-963 9545
tel 1-212-963 6828
mehrotra@un.org
The
Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE)
"Monitors and oversees the mainstreaming of a gender perspective
in the programmatic, normative and operational work of the UN system."
Membership: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/ianwge/membership.htm
UN
Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
“A focal point for coordination and mainstreaming of gender
issues in the UN system”
Director: Carolyn Hannan
2 UN Plaza, DC2-12th Floor
New York, NY, 10017
USA
Fax: +1-212-963-3463
Email: daw@un.org
The
UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement
of Women (INSTRAW)
Promotes "gender equality and women's advancement worldwide
through research, training and the collection and dissemination
of information"
Calle César Nicolás Penson 102-A.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Tel: (809) 685-2111
Fax: (809) 685-2117
Email: webmaster@un-instraw.org
or comments@un-instraw.org
The
UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
“Promotes women's empowerment and gender equality working primarily
at the country level”
Executive Director: Noeleen Heyzer
304 East 45th Street, 15th floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212/906-6400 Fax: 212/906-6705
e-mail: unifem@undp.org
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