Stephen Lewis, the UN special envoy for AIDS in Africa, explains the "paramount" need for an expanded UN agency to address global women's rights. This Inter Press Service article describes women and girls as victims of gender-violence, genital mutilation, rape and illiteracy.
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[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/268
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[5] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/wgender/36752