The United Nations at 75: Looking Back to Look Forward, Episode 3,

The United Nations at 75: Looking Back to Look Forward, Episode 3, with Noeleen Heyzer

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In the third episode of "The United Nations at 75: Looking Back to Look Forward," host Margaret P. Karns and Noeleen Heyzer, former executive director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, discuss the role of women in the UN over the years. Heyzer speaks about the Beijing Women's Conference; Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security; and the prospects for increasing gender equality in the UN system in the decades to come.

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