New Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women Appointed
Monday, August 16, 2004 10:10 AM

On 12 August 2004, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the appointment of a new Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. Rachel Mayanja of Uganda, formerly the Director of the Human Resources and Management Division of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, will be the new Special Adviser.

Compiled from:

United Nations Press Release SG/A/884, 12 August 2004.

Highlights of the Noon Briefing, Denise Cook, Associate Spokeswoman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 August 2004.