United Nations: U.S. Participation in the Fourth World Conference on Women

NSIAD-96-79BR Published: Feb 15, 1996. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 1996.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the United Nations' (UN) Fourth World Conference on Women, focusing on: (1) the cost of U.S. participation in the Conference and the parallel, independently-convened nongovernmental organizations' (NGO) Forum; (2) the UN process for accrediting NGO; and (3) the handling of Conference travel visas by the Chinese.

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International Affairs

Administrative costsBudget outlaysConvention facilitiesCost analysisDeveloping countriesNonprofit organizationsTravel costsWomenWomen's rightsVisasConferences