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More than 36,000 women have been murdered in Mexico between 1985 and 2010, according to UNIFEM and local NGOs.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her name to UNIFEM at 304 East 45th Street, New York, New York 10017 (212 906 6400) would be greatly appreciated.

Perhaps stung by criticism of the UK's tardiness given the lead the country has taken on supporting the new agency, Mitchell added that the figure was almost three times higher than the money previously committed to Unifem, the UN body formerly dedicated to gender equality.

According to UNIFEM, women and girls in Afghanistan are mostly abused by people close to them (fathers, husbands, step family members, in-laws and other relatives).

According to UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women), women and girls on average travel 10-15 kilometerspendinging up to 8 hours a day gathering water for their families.

(Many physically aren't ready for childbirth, though they menstruate; close to 30% of girls married under age 16 in Afghanistan die giving birth, according to UNIFEM Baseline Stats, many due to lack of physical development).

According to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), for instance, 87% of women are subject to domestic abuse.

During the Security Council's mission to Africa this month, Unifem arranged for women's civil society groups to speak directly with Council members.

Learn about the United Nations Development Fund for Womens (UNIFEM) efforts to foster women's empowerment and gender equality throughout the world.

The promotion of gender equality and empowerment remains one of the key Millennium Development Goals and, according to a 2010 UNIFEM-UNDP report, it is the precondition for sustainable growth and poverty reduction.

Noeleen Heyzer, executive director of Unifem, argues that to combat AIDS, governments and international agencies will have to focus on the particular needs of women, who are often denied medicines.