DAW

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DAW was a United Nations division focused on promoting gender equality and advancing the status and rights of women worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations division
international organization unit
abbreviation DAW
appliesToJurisdiction worldwide
country United States of America
dissolved 2011
field advancement of women
gender equality
human rights
women's rights
follows Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Charter of the United Nations
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
fullName Division for the Advancement of Women
hasObjective eliminate discrimination against women
mainstream gender perspectives in UN activities
promote women’s participation in decision-making
protect and promote women’s human rights
hasTask advance the status of women
assist Member States in developing gender equality policies
conduct research and analysis on the situation of women
promote gender equality
provide substantive support to intergovernmental bodies on gender issues
support implementation of international agreements on women’s rights
support the Commission on the Status of Women
headquartersLocation New York City
United Nations Headquarters
inception 1946
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York
locatedInTimeZone UTC−04:00
UTC−05:00
partOf United Nations
United Nations Secretariat
United Nations system for gender equality
reasonForDissolution consolidation of UN gender equality entities into UN Women
replacedBy United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
surface form: UN Women
worksWith Commission on the Status of Women
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
surface form: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Division for the Advancement of Women
surface form: United Nations Development Fund for Women

United Nations Population Fund

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