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Progress at CSW70 despite increasing pushbacks against gender equality

Progress at CSW70 despite increasing pushbacks against gender equality

Headline: CSW70: Historic Vote Breaks 70 Years of UN Consensus Summary: In a dramatic departure from tradition, the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women adopted its "Access to Justice" roadmap via a recorded vote. Despite a retaliatory push by the USA to dilute language on reproductive rights and gender identity, a 37-nation majority "held the line," signaling a deepening global divide over the future of gender equality.

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