Udenrigsudvalget 2012-13
URU Alm.del Bilag 186
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Udenrigsudvalget og Ligestillingsudvalget

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Udvalgenes medlemmer31. maj 2013

Invitation til åbning af UN Women’s nye, nordiske kontor

I anledning af at UN Women’s nye, nordiske kontor i København er en realitet,er Udenrigsudvalget og Ligestillingsudvalget inviteret til en lille åbningsrecep-tion.Receptionen finder sted

fredag den 21. juni kl. 13:00 – 14:00 i FN-Byen,

Marmorvej 51, 2100 København Ø.

Såvel udviklingsministeren som ligestillingsministeren, der begge har arbejdetfor at få kontoret til København, vil være til stede.Kort beskrivelse af UN Women’s arbejde er vedlagt.Tilmelding til receptionen bedes ske pr. mail til[email protected]senest

fredag den 14. juni 2013.

Med venlig hilsen
Amalie Andresen,udvalgsassistent
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UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the em-powerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Womenwas established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards forachieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society todesign laws, policies, programmes and services needed to implement thesestandards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life,focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participa-tion; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects ofpeace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment;and making gender equality central to national development planning andbudgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s workin advancing gender equality.UN Women’s Nordic Office will liaise with Nordic governments, parliamenta-rians and key decision-makers, as well as UN Women National Committees inFinland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the private sector, media, civil societyand all UN agencies based in Copenhagen.The Nordic countries have a steadfast relationship with the UN, and the Nor-dic countries have historically been strong advocates for gender equalityboth within their own countries and as part of their development coopera-tion policy.
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