UN Women is the United Nations body for gender equality and the empowerment of women, established by a resolution of the General Assembly. It merged four earlier UN offices that dealt with women's issues into a single agency in order to give the cause more weight, funding and coordination. The former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, was its first head. Based in New York, it supports governments in drafting laws and policies, promotes women's political participation and economic opportunity, and works on ending violence against women. It also monitors how states and the UN system are meeting their commitments on gender equality.
Before and after
- from 3 June 2010 to 4 November 2011MARS-500
- from 10 June 2010 to 16 June 20102010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes
- 18 June 2010Death of José Saramago
- 23 June 2010Discovery of Gliese 876 e
- 2 July 2010Founding of UN Women
- from 25 July 2010 to 15 January 2017Premiere of Sherlock
- 5 August 20102010 Copiapó mining accident
- 16 August 2010Creation of MIUI
- from 6 September 2010 to 16 January 2017Premiere of Regular Show
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