Africa/Global: Poor nations vow to defend women
10.05.2005
Latin American, African and Asian countries have vowed to act to improve the lives of women in the Third World. Members of the Non-Aligned Movement of nations ended their first ever summit on women's rights in Kuala Lumpur by signing a new protocol. The Putrajaya Declaration pledges to do more to protect women from violence, improve their health and education and give them a greater political voice.