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The UN’s 57th Commission on the Status of Women ended late Friday night, and we finally got our signed document. What a saga. It was a struggle, and though it didn’t end up containing language to explicitly defend girls and women from discrimination or violence based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender …

8 March 2013 – A new partnership between UN Women and the Women’s Self Worth Foundation will promote women’s empowerment and gender equality over a period of three years, from 2013 to 2015. Michelle Bachelet and Cheryl Saban shake hands during a bilateral meeting on 8 March to consolidate their new partnership. UN Women Executive …

As a U.S. Delegate to the United Nation’s 57th Convention on the Status of Women — also affectionately known as #CSW57, it’s apparent that women and girls and like-minded men have “had it up to here” with the violence that is perpetrated against women and girls every day. So we’re gathered at the UN — …

I’m a lucky double XXer. I woke up in L.A. on a beautiful, blue-sky day, remembering last night’s long-awaited Academy Awards, still reeling from the level of creativity and talent that was represented during the show. I watched the glamorous event with family and friends at home on our own big screen — which wasn’t …

Valentine’s Day has come and gone and yet here I am, still celebrating it. My heart reaches out to so many people that a single day has never been able to cover it anyway. Actually, I don’t wait for Valentine’s Day to think about those I love. But I recognize that it’s a good way …

My goal for 2013 was to shake things up by making some changes. Oh, I know — we change all the time… after all, change is about the only thing we can count on in life. But while that’s true, I’ve also noticed that as creatures of habit, it’s easy to get stuck in a …

These days following the 14th of December are days of unfathomable sorrow, as funerals take place, with tiny coffins holding tiny bodies – an event no parent should ever have to witness. Each day will bring another funeral procession and final farewells for the children and for the teachers who died bravely trying to protect …

Things are in recovery mode today. Some buses are active, and many businesses are open. The UN is still closed, but the US Mission has reopened, and I’m going back to work. But everywhere there is evidence that Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in New York City. The Frankenstorm lived up to its name — it …

It’s 8:17 a.m. on a Monday morning, and by now, I’d be having my last sip of coffee and checking to see that I have everything I need in my briefcase, including my security badges — before walking the three short blocks to my office at the U.S. Mission to the UN in New York …

I attended a DCCC Women’s Power Luncheon today with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi in celebration of her 25 years of service. Congresswomen Karen Bass and Jackie Speier were there to introduce all of us at the well-attended event to 9 strong women Congressional candidates from across the country. And after listening to each one …