United Nations, Dec seven: India has contributed $1 million to the core voluntary budget of United Nations ladies (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and also the authorization of Women) for the fiscal year 2013- 2014.

This contribution constitutes the fourth installment of India’s multi-year pledge to produce 5 million United Nations as core certain funding to un Women’s resources, and takes India’s existing contribution to $ four million to UN ladies, so far.

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Asoke K Mukerji bimanual over a cheque for the number Friday to Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, below Secretary General and decision maker of United Nations ladies.

Mukerji conjointly reaffirmed India’s steadfast commitment to the goals of gender equality, the authorization of ladies and gender mainstreaming, as enshrined within the mandate of United Nations ladies.

He conjointly inspired United Nations ladies to specialize in increasing the employment of ICT and new technologies for authorization of ladies.

India was one among the origination members of the manager Board of the United Nations ladies.