U.N. Urged to Hire More Women ; Rice, Female Diplomats Cite Lack of Representation in Trouble Spots

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and 19 other female ministers, diplomats and lawmakers from around the world called on the United Nations yesterday to appoint more women to high-level positions, including as special envoys to trouble spots.

Miss Rice and Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik co- hosted a meeting of the Women's Empowerment Network Steering Group. The group was established by Miss Rice at the U.N. General Assembly opening session in New York in September.

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U.N. Urged to Hire More Women ; Rice, Female Diplomats Cite Lack of Representation in Trouble Spots

"The fact that there is currently no woman among 54 United Nations envoys to conflict and postconflict regions is unacceptable,...

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