'UN Women' chief meets Japanese press

'UN Women' chief meets Japanese press

TOKYO, Japan - "UN Women" Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka speaks during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on March 28, 2014. The head of the body, officially known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, urged the Japanese government to proactively seek a resolution to the issue of women forced into wartime sex slavery for the Japanese military.

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