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Activists participate in a march to call for an end to violence against women during International Women's Day in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 8, 2018.

UN Women head: The time is now for gender equality

March 8, 2018Conflict

The agency also hopes to build alliances between urban and rural women, since many can face similar challenges no matter where they are in the world.

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (C), former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim (R) participate in an event on empowering woman and girls, at the World Bank.

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