HIGHLIGHTS:
• India has contributed USD 500,000 to UN Women
• This cash has been contributed to the UN Women’s core budget
• UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous thanked India for its contribution
For their core budget, India has contributed USD 500,000 to UN Women, the United Nations agency for gender equality and women’s empowerment. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations took to twitter to express his gratitude for the “valuable cooperation of women-led development and gender parity” that India has with the UN. He went on to say that he is looking forward to working with UN Women to strengthen the connection even more.
Overview:
• India provided the contribution to reaffirm the country’s cherished collaboration of gender parity and women-led development.
• India will cooperate with the United Nations Women to strengthen their ties.
• This cash has been contributed to the UN Women’s core budget.
• T. S. Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations, presented the funds to UN Women Executive Director Dr. Sima Bahous.
About UN Women
The United Nations Women, also known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, is an UN-sponsored organisation dedicated to women’s empowerment and gender equality.
This organisation advocates for the rights of women, girls, and LGBTIQ+ people. It also addresses concerns of violence against women and others who identify as LGBTIQ+.
With the merger of the United Nations Development Fund for Women and other institutions in 2011, UN Women became operational. Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile, was the first executive director. Sima Sami Bahous is the organization’s current executive director. This organisation is also a United Nations Development Group member.
