Gender Project for Bulgaria

During the first UN Women Executive Board meeting in January 2011, Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, unveiled her vision and 100-day action plan for the organization.

• UN Women will focus on five thematic priorities:
• Expanding women’s voice, leadership and participation,
• Ending violence against women,
• Strengthening implementation of women’s peace and security agenda,
• Enhancing women’s economic empowerment,
• Making gender equality priorities central to national, local and sector planning, budgeting and statistics.

The statement made by Michelle Bachelet is available here. http://www.unwomen.org/2011/01/statement-to-the-first-regular-session-of-the-executive-board-united-nations-entity-for-gender-equality-and-the-emp