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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a UN gathering in New York that the world body must appoint more women to top jobs in order to raise the profile and understanding of women's equality issues. Clinton also endorsed a UN program to field a "super-agency" that will consolidate four bodies focused on disparate issues affecting women into one. UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro and UN Development Program chief Helen Clark are among the highest-ranking women serving in the UN. Clinton made her remarks on the 15th anniversary of her own landmark speech on women's rights given at the World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995.
