Japan, U.S. back U.N.’s Safe City Project in Delhi

• US president Obama declares US, Japan backing for UN Women’s Safe City programme in India’s national capital Delhi.
• Aims at helping Delhi govt take stringent steps to ensure safety of women, steps to be taken collectively by govt, women group Jagori and UN.
• U.N. Women’s Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka stresses on need to make every world city safe for women.
• UN initiative is spread across 17 cities of both developing and developed countries, seeks to protect women against sexual violence in public places.

Exams Perspective:

1. UN Women’s Safe City programme
2. U.N. Women