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UNICEF official urges equality for women

    NAIROBI

    Karin Sham Poo, the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, has appealed to the authorities in Sudan to sign a 20-year-old treaty promoting equal opportunities for women. In remarks widely reported by news agencies, she was quoted as saying: “I urge the government of Sudan to ratify [the treaty] and make its commitment to its women, not a passive one, but an obligation for the succeeding generations to honour and uphold.” The reports said she had met Suad El-Fatih, the presidential adviser for women and children’s affairs, and other officials to discuss the UN-sponsored Convention for the Eradication of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

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