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Preventing female infanticide is equally important in protection of women's rights.

When the men kill, it is up to us women to fight for the preservation of life.

We don't have enough young, female antiheroes. We don't accept women as antiheroes the way we do the men.

I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start.

We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.

As a woman standing up here, we have to fight for the rights of women.

All women and girls have the fundamental right to live free of violence. This right is enshrined in international human rights and humanitarian law. And it lies at the heart of my UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign.

We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.

We need to change attitudes. We can only change attitudes by working together. Government will do its bit, but I want you all to do your bit, too. So speak out, stand up against violence against women and girls, and that's the way we can eradicate it.