The Latest: UN’s Guterres: Prioritize empowerment of women
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The U.N. secretary general says the effective way to protect the rights of women is by prioritizing the empowerment of women.
Antonio Guterres, speaking in Nairobi where he is in an official visit, said Wednesday priority should be given for the “full presence of women” in government institutions, political systems, and business among other aspects of society.