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.

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

UN WOMEN 🇺🇳 Truly an honor to be officially welcomed by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director

No excuse for not making labour and migration safe and fair for women. By SHOBHA SHUKLA

African Girls Can Code initiative officially launched - Business Now

Speech: Shared vision, effective collaboration, and unswerving determination

Sima Bahous - Wikiquote

COP27 Thematic Gender Day Urges Institutions And Individuals To Act For Implementation - World

A Conversation With UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous

Speech: Time to get serious about ending violence, allocating serious resources

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

Executive Director of UN Women Sima Sami Bahous speaks about women and children at Security Council

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