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ABNS: AB Women Attend UN Commission On Status Of Women Events

From ABNS <ABNS@abc-usa.org>
Date Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:54:05 +0000

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/22/11)-The fifty-fifth session of the United Nations 
Commission on the Status of Women, or UNCSW, met February 22 through March 4, 
2011, in New York, New York. UNCSW is the principal global policy-making body 
addressing the advancement and equality of women. Each year, member states of 
the UNCSW meet to assess global progress, identify challenges, and set concrete 
policies to promote gender equality worldwide towards the advancement of the 
Millennial Development Goals accepted by the member states of the United 
Nations in the Beijing session of the General Assembly in 1995.

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