Women's issues at UN: Still 'too low down on the agenda'

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Women's issues at UN: Still 'too low down on the agenda'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Addressing the UN General Assembly last week, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina noted a milestone: the 25th anniversary of the Beijing women's conference that produced a global roadmap for gender equality and a ringing rallying cry that became part of the event's official declaration: 'Women's rights are human rights.'

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