GEAR (Gender Equality Architecture Reform) Campaign Meets with the President of the UN General Assembly

Representatives from the Gear Campaign, a global network of 314 women’s human rights and social justice groups, met with Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the sixty-fourth session of the UN General Assembly, to deliver a petition urging the General Assembly to establish a new women’s entity.

The petition was signed by 34,555 people from 165 countries and territories around the world. 

To read the full press release, please visit GEAR.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 under E-gender.