[Oregon, April 22, 2011] At the Women’s Funding Network Conference this April, World Pulse founder, Jensine Larsen, had the privilege of delivering a bundle of letters from grassroots women leaders worldwide directly to the newly appointed UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet.

[New York, April 11, 2011] Over the last six months, UN Women has been preparing for its first Strategic Plan with guidance from a variety of partners including governments,civil society, academia and the UN system.

[April 2011] At CSW 55, Oxfam and VSO UK launched the outcomes of our global civil society survey on women’s needs, priorities and expectations on UN Women at country level.

This report outlines the major international institutions, standards, and trends on women and gender as they have evolved.

This fact sheet is a concise and informative briefing note which explains the challenges and opportunities to reform at the UN.

This excellent report intricately examines the current UN system. It looks at the systematic oppression of women as among the most destructive cultural practices of all time, and yet social groupings the world over have embraced it.