Africa: New UN entity to be ‘strong champion’ of gender equality

The first head of the new United Nations super-agency on female empowerment today voiced hope that the body will be a 'strong champion' of gender equality and hasten existing UN efforts to advance the cause of women and girls. The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women was established on 2 July by a unanimous vote of the General Assembly to oversee all of the world body’s programmes aimed at promoting women’s rights and their full participation in global affairs.