About UNIFEM

UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations, established by the UN General Assembly in 1976. Relying on voluntary contributions for all its work, UNIFEM provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality.

Placing the advancement of women's human rights at the center of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on reducing women's poverty and exclusion, ending violence against women, reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, and supporting women's leadership in governance and post-conflict reconstruction.

For more information: www.unifem.org

The US National Committee for UNIFEM is one of 16 national committees that support the mission of UNIFEM. Chartered in 1983, The US National Committee is committed to expanding support and raising funds within the U.S. for UNIFEM. Through the help of our Board of Directors, Advisory Council, local chapters and members, we proudly support UNIFEM projects in over 100 countries around the globe.

For more information: www.unifemusa.org