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GA/SHC/3524
13 October 1999


Press Release
GA/SHC/3524


THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS STRESS POVERTY, PROBLEMS OF RURAL WOMEN

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The empowerment of rural women was critical to eradicating poverty, the representative of Malaysia told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this morning, as it met to continue considering issues related to the advancement of women and implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995).