FRIDAY
[ 07.03.2008 - 08:37 ]
UN Says Women Facing Violence Despite Progress
March 7, 2008 -- The United Nations says that despite some progress in the lives of women life in Afghanistan, much remains to be done and violence against Afghan women still remains endemic.
The UN said in a statement that "violence against Afghan women remains endemic, too many women continue to die from complications during childbirth and many women remain illiterate."
Hundreds of Afghans joined the United Nations at events across the country to call for greater investment in Afghanistan's women and girls as the world prepared to mark International Women's Day on March 8.
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