UN point man Guy Ryder defends merger of UNFPA and UN Women as concern among member states grows

The UN diplomat heading the task force of the UN80 reform process defends the idea of merging two agencies, UNFPA and UN Women, as part of an effort to reign in the sprawling, under-funded UN system. “There’s a false calculus. Having two agencies doesn’t mean we do twice as much,” he says to Development Today. Sweden has been a leading force resisting the merger.