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UN creates new structure for empowerment of women
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In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously on Friday 2 July 2010 to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide.
Australia-Vietnam Cooperation on Human Rights
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The Australian Ambassador, Mr Bill Tweddell, on 22 January 2007, welcomed the opening of the Seminar entitled “Vietnam and the International Human Rights Treaties”.