UN Women — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:03 pm on 10 January 2011.

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Photo of Baroness Northover Baroness Northover Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) 3:03, 10 January 2011

I thank the noble Lord for that. It would be an interesting development, but I cannot see that it would have universal support. However, I can always feed that suggestion through. It is clearly an extraordinary development that the United Nations exists at all. When one bears in mind the international problems that we face, we need to build on the strengths that the UN already has, make sure that in future it can do even more to resolve international conflict, and ensure that, where there is poverty, it is addressed.