...gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.
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...gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.
Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General, statement delivered at the Conference on African Women and Economic Development, in Addis Ababa, 30 April 1998. (Press Release SG/SM/6544 REC/27)
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