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Barack Obama: Today we recommit ourselves to the basic principle affirmed there, namely that 'women's empowerment and their full…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2015
Today we recommit ourselves to the basic principle affirmed there, namely that 'women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace.'
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women

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