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Can 'Women Deliver' improve the lives of women and girls?

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Early and forced marriage, gender equality and the rights of girls are on the agenda at this week's conference in Malaysia. Thousands of women's rights advocates, policymakers and civil society groups are gathering in Malaysia this week for the third Women Deliver conference. Guests include Melinda Gates; the head of the UN Development Programme, Helen Clark; UNFPA's executive director Babatunde Osotimehin, and acting head of UN Women Lakshmi Puri. The conference says it will be the largest event this decade to focus on the health and empowerment of girls and women. Global development's Liz Ford is in Kuala Lumpur covering the event and we want your suggestions on what to explore.\

 

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Early and forced marriage, gender equality and the rights of girls are on the agenda at this week's conference in Malaysia. Thousands of women's rights advocates, policymakers and civil society groups are gathering in Malaysia this week for the third Women Deliver conference. Guests include Melinda Gates; the head of the UN Development Programme, Helen Clark; UNFPA's executive director Babatunde Osotimehin, and acting head of UN Women Lakshmi Puri. The conference says it will be the largest event this decade to focus on the health and empowerment of girls and women. Global development's Liz Ford is in Kuala Lumpur covering the event and we want your suggestions on what to explore.\

 

We invite our users to read the complete article published May 27 2013

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