Indian women pioneers at UN hailed as upholders of women's rights
Published on Wed, May 23 2018 11:40 IST | 835 Views
Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first woman to be president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Begum Hamid Ali represented India on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
Lakshmi Menon was a head of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
Hansa Mehta, the delegate of India to the UN Commission on Human Rights, ensured that the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights included women in its text upholding their equality.
