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The theme for IWY was equality, development, and peace. During this year, a proposal was made for establishing a fund for gender-specific development intitatives.
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UNIFEM was established in 1984, after being formally established away from the Voluntary Fund for the UN Decade for Women in 1976. At the time, UNIFEM was the only gender-specialised agency in the UN, which endeavoured to be a catalyst for ensuring the involvement of women in mainstream development activities and finance.
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Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan was appointed UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador in 1996.
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In 1998, Hon. Mrs. Phoebe Asiyo was appointed UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador.
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In 2006, Australian actress Nicole Kidman was appointed UNIFEM Goowill Ambassador.
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In 2010, the UN General Assembly voted to create a new entity committed to the emancipation of women, named the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, or UN Women. Secretary Ban-Ki Moon was quoted as saying “I have made gender equality and the empowerment of women one of my top priorities”, and the subsequent merge of UNIFEM and four other gender-equality focused bodies, was a result of his commitment to making a greater impact in the area of gender equality.
