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A New UN Agency for Women: Who Needs It?

Event Info

Event Type

  • Public Event

Location

  • Peter G. Peterson Conference Center, Institute for International Economics, 1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
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Time

  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Initiative

CGD Expert


September 7, 2006

Gender inequality is a widely recognized problem across the world. Its effects can often be deadly, a fact most evident in the greater vulnerability of girls and women to HIV/AIDS. UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis, argued that a new UN agency for women is necessary to close the gender divide in global development. Discussants included:

  • Geeta Rao Gupta, President, International Center for Research on Women
  • Alex Gerbrandy, Development Counselor, Royal Netherlands Embassy

The event was moderated by The event was moderated by Nandini Oomman, CGD senior program associate and project director for the HIV/AIDS Monitor Initiative.

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Watch Stephen Lewis' keynote address.

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This event was co-hosted with International Center for Research on Women.