Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. <\/p>\n
She was sworn into office on 19 August 2013 and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position, having devoted her career to issues of human rights, equality and social justice. <\/p>\n
Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka has worked in government and civil society, and with the private sector, and was actively involved in the struggle to end apartheid in her home country of South Africa. <\/p>\n
From 2005 to 2008, she served as Deputy President of South Africa, overseeing program to combat poverty and bring the advantages of a growing economy to the poor, with a particular focus on women. <\/p>\n
Prior to this, she served as Minister of Minerals and Energy from 1999 to 2005 and Deputy Minister in the Department of Trade and Industry from 1996 to 1999. She was a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 1996 as part of South Africa\u2019s first democratic government. <\/p>\n
On the sideline of a regional conference on eliminating child marriage and female genital mutilation, which kicked on June 19, Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka published a video expressing a dire need to end harmful practices against women in the African continent. <\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rdoelAVt794<\/p>\n
Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka began her career as a teacher and gained international experience as a coordinator at the World YWCA in Geneva, where she established a global program for young women. She is the founder of the Umlambo Foundation, which supports leadership and education. A longtime champion of women\u2019s rights, she is affiliated with several organizations devoted to education, women\u2019s empowerment and gender equality. <\/p>\n
She has completed her PhD on education and technology at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. <\/p>\n
Egypt Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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