UN gender agency hails record-breaking number of women in new Congress as ‘historic victory’

November 8, 2018 chhaymam@chhaymam.com FindSomeOne International People Search 0

The record number of women who stood as candidates in the United States Congressional elections this week marks an “unprecedented” advance “critical for the achievement of gender equality and sustainable development,” the UN gender equality agency, UN Women, said in a statement on Thursday.

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