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Dr. Khalilur Rahman<\/div>\n    <div style=\"font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a\">President of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"border:0;border-top:2px solid #19486A;margin:22px 0 0\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3ed73786 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:32px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:52px;padding-left:0px\">\n\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-bottom:18px\">\n  <span style=\"display:inline-block;padding:5px 11px;background-color:#eef2f6;color:#19486A;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Readout<\/span>\n  <span style=\"display:inline-block;padding:5px 11px;border:1px solid #d5dde3;color:#6a6a6a;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase\">English<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6a6a6a;margin:0 0 30px\">New York &middot; 14 September 2026<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:1260px;max-width:100%\"><div style=\"max-width:78ch\">\n<p style=\"color:#333333;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.95;margin:0 0 22px\">The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Khalilur Rahman, met today with Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333333;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.95;margin:0\">The discussion focused on advancing gender equality and strengthening cooperation between the Office of the President of the General Assembly and UN Women. The meeting also covered preparations for the Women Leaders Lunch during High-Level Week and opportunities to further institutionalize gender perspectives within the President\u2019s Office, including through a possible Gender Equality Board. 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