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The chief of the United Nations women’s agency on Sunday said the agency is partnering China to raise the gender-sensitiveness of infrastructure investors in regions where women’s welfare lack sufficient protection.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka made the remarks at the ongoing 25th African Union Summit with a theme on women empowerment.

Africa, a largely developing region, faces tremendous challenges in terms of protecting women’s rights. Child marriage, violence against women, and high maternal mortality rates are among a number of urgent issues Africa faces.