Topic - Commission On The Status Of Women

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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 7, 2018 file photo, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of U.N. Women, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in New York. The U.N. health agency and its partners have found in a new study released Tuesday, March 9, 2021 that nearly one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes, calling the results a “horrifying picture” that requires action by government and communities alike. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of UN Women, called violence against women &quot;the most widespread and persistent human rights violation that is not prosecuted.” (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to reporters during a news conference, Monday, March 1, 2021, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **

U.S. pushes controversial abortion and sexual rights at U.N.’s Conference on Women

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A woman shouts slogans as she marches to Congress to commemorate International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Key UN body reaffirms 1995 plan to achieve gender equality

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