- Indian-origin official Anita Bhatia has been appointed as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships.
- She was appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the global body’s agency focussed on women empowerment and gender equality.
- She is a veteran in strategic partnerships, resource mobilisation and management and has had a distinguished career at the World Bank Group, serving in various senior leadership and management positions, both at the headquarters and in the field.
- Earlier, veteran Indian diplomat and a gender equality champion Lakshmi Puri had served as the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women.
- Less than a week earlier, Guterres had appointed Indian Army officer Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar as his new Force Commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan.
UN Women
- UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
- In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, to address challenges.
