Women's rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, U.N. says

[Japan Today] - 03/6/2025

Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under attack and gender…



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