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UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri meets with key ministers during visit to India

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UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri meets with key ministers during visit to India

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UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri yesterday met with key ministers of the new Government in India whose efforts will be crucial to the progress of the country’s women and girls – who represent over 18 per cent of the world’s women.

In her meeting with Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, India’s Minister for Women and Child Development, Ms. Puri offered UN Women’s continued support and conveyed the organization’s unwavering commitment to advance the gender equality, women's empowerment and rights project in India.  

We invite our users to read the full article published on July 9th 2014 by UN Women.

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UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri yesterday met with key ministers of the new Government in India whose efforts will be crucial to the progress of the country’s women and girls – who represent over 18 per cent of the world’s women.

In her meeting with Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, India’s Minister for Women and Child Development, Ms. Puri offered UN Women’s continued support and conveyed the organization’s unwavering commitment to advance the gender equality, women's empowerment and rights project in India.  

We invite our users to read the full article published on July 9th 2014 by UN Women.

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