SG’s Message

Ms. Angela King has been the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women since March 1997. She chairs the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality and oversees the direction and management of the Division for the Advanscement of Women (DAW) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The Division is responsible for follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women at Beijing (1995) and for managing the United Nations programme for the advancement of women.

Prior to her current appointment, Ms. King was Director of DAW. Ms. King brought to this position a wide experience in the economic, social and political work of the United Nations, as well as in administration and in advancement of women. Since 1987, Ms. King had served at the director level in the Office of Human Resources Management as Director of Recruitment and Placement and Director of Staff Administration and Training. From 1992-1994, she was Chief of Mission of the United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA).s