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10-13-2006, 04:00 PM
First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez has inaugurated a seminar on "Gender and sustainable rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean at Santo Domingo's Jaragua Hotel. The conference aims to analyze the situation of rural women in the context of globalization and hopes to exchange ideas and experiences to combat extreme poverty. The conference also hopes to garner support for the International Rural Women's Day on 15 October. During her speech Cedeno highlighted the importance of bettering access to services for rural women like education, training and access to technology.
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