A New United Nations Entity for Women: Issues for Congress

Blanchfield, Luisa

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    United Nations membership;    Women;    Human rights;    Women';   

RP-ID  :  R41257
RP-ID  :  R41257_2010May25

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In September 2009, U.N. member states, including the United States, adopted a General Assembly resolution expressing strong support for the consolidation of four U.N. bodies addressing women's issues into one composite entity. This report discusses possible policy issues that may arise as the composite gender entity is established, including its funding mechanisms, the creation of an effective governance structure, the entity's possible impact on U.N. system in-country operational capacity, and the relationships and coordination between the entity and other U.N. system bodies. The report also discusses the entity in the context of broader U.N. reform efforts and examines the involvement of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Finally, it analyzes U.S. policy toward the new entity, including its possible role in U.S. foreign policy and the level and extent of U.S. financial contributions to existing U.N. system gender entities.