Michelle Bachelet is President of Chile. She previously served as president from 2006 to 2010, becoming the first woman in her country to do so. From 2010 to 2013, she served as the first Executive Director of UN-Women.
Global Citizenship: A New and Vital Force
Global citizens act without limits or geographical distinctions and they do so outside the traditional spheres of power. Their goal is to defend human dignity and to promote social accountability and international solidarity, in which tolerance, inclusion and recognition of diversity occupy pride of place in word and deed, reflecting the multiplicity of actors involved in the actions of global citizenship.
Increasing Women's Access to Justice in Post-Conflict Societies
In the past three decades, significant gains have been made in building an international justice architecture which includes accountability for sexual and gender-based crimes. The prosecution of these crimes serves as an important signalling of a break with the past, an assertion of the equal rights of women and an international willingness to protect these rights. For the first time in history, these significant advances have made it possible to prosecute sexual and gender-based violence in conflict.