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March 3, 2009

UN Urges Intensified Actions to Combat Sexual Violence
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Senior UN officials have called for “intensified worldwide actions” to
fight the scourge of violence against women and girls. The call came as
the Commission on the Status of Women opened its annual session.

Rachel Mayanja, UN Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of
Women: “Violence against women, one of the most extreme manifestations
of pervasive violations of women’s human rights, continues unabated, and
intensified worldwide efforts are needed to end it. Its consequences and
costs are far-reaching, long-lasting and devastating, not only for its
victims, but also to societies.”



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