On Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of top diplomats and delegates detailing the global progress that has been made since the 1995 Beijing WorldConferenceonWomen.
The WorldConferenceon Human Rights is deeply concerned about violations of human rights during armed conflicts, affecting the civilian population, especially women, children, the elderly and the disabled.
Muslim women from around the world are gathering in the Spanish city of Cordoba for a two-day conferenceon how to improve the negative image of Islam and the role of Islamic women in society.