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Deputy UN Chief To Give Address At AU Women Forum
Deputy UN Chief To Give Keynote Address At African Union Forum On Women
New York, Oct 13 2010 6:10PM
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will give a keynote address on Friday in Nairobi, Kenya, at the African Union (AU) forum on the ‘Launch of the African Women’s Decade,’ which seeks to accelerate implementation of agreed global and regional commitments.
The six-day forum, which opened on Monday and brings together delegates from all over the world, will see the AU embark on a massive campaign to empower 530 grassroots initiatives by women by the year 2020.
Ms. Migiro, who leaves New York tonight, will also hold bilateral meetings with officials from the AU and the Kenyan Government, as well as with senior United Nations officials based in Nairobi, before returning to UN Headquarters on Sunday.
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