Doubts and Risks Abound Over a Possible Merger of 2 UN Entities Focusing on WomenCountries are treading carefully about the possible merger of two major United Nations agencies focusing solely on women’s rights and reproductive health as experts warn about the vast perceived risks of diluting the two entities’ distinct roles into one. One assessment commissioned by UNFPA and seen by PassBlue listed “mandate dilution or political backlash” as a potential problem. It remains unclear how much the agencies’ mandates will be negotiated in the General Assembly, if at all. This is particularly destabilizing for personnel who have uprooted their lives to move to Nairobi, another UNFPA worker told PassBlue. “UNFPA staff care deeply about their work and the women and girls they serve,” Nicole Kim, the agency’s staff representative, told PassBlue.