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    29 April 2021 - Salt Lake City
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    Carol F. McConkie Elected Vice President of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva

    Sister Carol F. McConkie has been elected vice president of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva (NGO CSW Geneva).

       
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      The group promotes gender equality and the empowerment and defense of the rights of women and girls across the globe. NGO CSW Geneva has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and comprises representatives from some 40 UN-accredited nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

      Sister McConkie has been associated with NGO CSW Geneva since April 2019. That is when she and her husband, Oscar, began serving as government affairs missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the UN in Geneva. They monitor legal and policy developments and build bridges with key UN delegations and other NGOs.

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      Sister McConkie served from 2013 to 2018 in the Young Women General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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