UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima

Ms. Sima Sami Bahous became UN Women’s third Executive Director on 30 September 2021. A champion for women and girls, gender equality, and youth empowerment, as well as a keen advocate for quality education, poverty alleviation, and inclusive governance, Ms. Bahous brings to the position more than 35 years of leadership experience at the grassroots, national, regional, and international levels, coupled with expertise in advancing women’s empowerment and rights, addressing discrimination and violence, and promoting sustainable socio-economic development towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Executive Director, UN Women Sima Sami Bahous attends press briefing on occasion of launching report Rising to the challenge by UN Women at UN Headquarters in New York on November 19, 2021.

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Speech: A call for urgent, transformative action

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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Women Executive Director completes her first official visit to Egypt

Koç Group Calls for Bold Action to Tackle Gender Inequality

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Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Hayashi by H.E. Ms. Sima Bahous, Under- Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women

United for Gender Parity: UNDP and UN Women jointly develop the UN System-wide Dashboard on Gender Parity, by UNDP People for 2030

Meeting with the Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary General of the UN, Sima Bahous

Speech: Gender equality – prerequisite and catalyst for progress - WILDAF-AO

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