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Image Ms Christine Mangale of the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, speaking at a session of the CSW61 Photo: LWF/A.Hillert Urgent task of implementing women’s rights LWF’s program director in New York office looks at conclusions of UN Commission on the Status of Women (LWI) - A month on from the 65th session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)…
