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International Women's Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle 'baked-in bias'
By UN News
Mar 08, 2024 11:28 am

The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around the world, unveiling details at a meeting commemorating International Women's Day on the theme of investing in women and girls.

'Equality is overdue; to achieve it, we must match rhetoric with resources,' said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. 'We must invest in women and girls, turbocharge progress and build a better world for us all.'

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