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The Status of Women in the UN Secretariat (as of 31 December 2005)
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The Status of Women in the UN Secretariat (as of 31 December 2005)
- Women comprise 37.2 per cent (2,223 out of 5,976) of all staff in the professional and higher categories with appointments of one year or more. This represents virtually no change (increase of 0.1 per cent) since 31 December 2004.
- Women comprise 42.9 per cent (1,118 out of 2,606) of all staff in the more restricted category of professional and higher-level on posts subject to geographical distribution. This represents an increase of 0.2 per cent since 31 December 2004.
- At the Under-Secretary-General level, the proportion of women decreased by 2.5 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent (6 women out of 40).
- The six women USGs are:
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Childfen and Armed Conflict – Radhika Coomaraswamy
- Executive Director of UN-Habitat – Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka
- Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia – Mervat M. Tallawy
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Burundi - Carolyn McAskie
- Under-Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services -Inga-Britt Ahlenius
- High Commissioner for Human Rights – Louise Arbour
- At the Assistant Secretary-General level, the proportion of women decreased by 1.8 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 22.2 per cent to 20.4 per cent (10 women out of 49)
- At the D-1 level and above, the proportion of women in the Secretariat decreased by 2.9 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 28.8 per cent to 26 per cent (146 women out of 562).
- At the D-2 level, the proportion of women in the Secretariat increased by 2.9 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 25.2 per cent to 28.1 per cent (32 women out of 114).
- At the D-1 level, the proportion of women in the Secretariat decreased by 5.2 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 32.5 per cent to 27.3 per cent (98 women out of 359).
- At the P-5 to P-2 levels, the proportion of women in the Secretariat increased by 0.4 per cent from 38 per cent to 38.4 percent (2077 women out of 5414).
- At the P-5 level, the proportion of women in the Secretariat decreased by 0.3 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 31.3 per cent to 31.1 per cent (299 women out of 962).
- At the P-4 level, the proportion of women in the Secretariat increased by 1.2 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 34 per cent to 35.2 per cent (668 women out of 1899).
- At the P-3 level, the proportion of women in the Secretariat increased by 0.2 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 41.3 per cent to 41.5 per cent (782 women out of 1885).
- At the P-2 level, the proportion of women in the Secretariat decreased 1.3 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 50.2 per cent to 48.9 per cent (325 women out of 665).
Women in the General Service and Related Categories
- In the General Service Category, the proportion of women in the Secretariat decreased by 0.5 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 61.6 per cent to 61.1 per cent (4,112 women out of 6,726).
- In the Security and Safety Service Category, the proportion of women in the Secretariat increased by 1.1 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 11.9 per cent to 13 per cent (33 women out of 254).
- In the Trades and Crafts Category, the proportion of women in the Secretariat decreased by 1.2 per cent since 31 December 2004, from 3.5 per cent to 2.3 per cent (4 women out of 169).
Departments or Offices with 20 or more Professional Staff
The following provides an overview of the overall progress made by departments or offices in achieving gender balance.
- Five Departments or Offices achieved Gender Balance:
- Department of Management/ Office of Human Resources Management – 58.4 per cent
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – 55.2 per cent
- Department of Management / Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts -52.1 per cent
- Department of Public Information - 52 per cent
- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - 51. 2 per cent
- In ten Departments or Offices women accounted for 40 to 49 per cent of staff:
- Office of the Secretary-General – 49 per cent
- Department of Political Affairs – 47.3 per cent
- Office of Legal Affairs - 46.3 per cent
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs – 46.3 per cent
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - 46.2 per cent
- Department of Management – 44.8 percent
- Department for General Assembly and Conference Management -43.7 per cent
- Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia - 43.5 per cent
- United Nations Compensation Commission - 43.3 per cent
- United Nations Office at Vienna- 41.4 per cent
- In five Departments or Offices women accounted for fewer than 30 per cent of staff:
- Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Field Mission Administration – 27.9 per cent
- Department of Disarmament Affairs – 26.7 per cent
- Department of Management/ Office of Central Support Services – 26.5 per cent
- Department for Safety and Security – 23.5 per cent
- United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission - 20.5 per cent
At the D-1 level and above, six Departments/Offices have reached or exceeded the gender balance goal at the senior levels. Three Departments/Offices have 40 to 49 per cent women at senior levels.
Organizations of the United Nations System
- Four UN Programmes and Funds are currently headed by women:
High-level Representation in Intergovernmental Bodies of the United Nations
- Women represent 39 per cent of the membership of the seven human rights treaty bodies; three of these are chaired by women. When CEDAW (96 per cent women) and CRC (50 per cent women) are excluded women represent only 19 per cent of the membership of the remaining five treaty bodies.
- Of the six committees of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, none is chaired by a woman.
- Women make up 21 per cent of bureau members, a decline of 17 per cent from the fifty-ninth session when women made up 38 per cent of the bureau members.
The
Focal Point for Women: Ms. Aparna Mehrotra
United Nations, Two United Nations Plaza,
44th St. 12th Floor, NY ,NY 10017
Tel. (212) 963-6828, fax (212) 963-9545 e-mail:
mehrotra@un.org
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The Status of Women in the United Nations System and in the Secretariat
(Updated August 2005)
