17 October 2018
Secretary General's Messages
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In the Katfoura village on the Tristao Islands in Guinea, these rural women, through a grant from UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality, are forming cooperatives while building leadership skills, strengthen community bonds, and participate in economic decisions that affect their community. Photo/UN/Joe Saade