The December 2006 issue of UNIFEM's electronic newsletter highlights the recently released report of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on System-Wide Coherence.

Among other measures, the report recommends the consolidation of three of the UN's existing gender institutions—Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI), Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), and UNIFEM—into a single gender entity. This issue also focuses on the UN Security Council's recent open debate on women, peace and security, and on the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.