Thousands worldwide protest violence against women
Thousands of people in cities across the world rallied on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the occassion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Many major cities across Europe and the Americas saw a big turnout of protesters.
"The scourge of gender-based violence continues to inflict pain and injustice on too many," US President Joe Biden said in a statement.
"We know what is at stake: whenever and wherever women and girls are under threat, so too is peace and stability," he added.
Violence against women in spotlight
In Italy, some 50,000 people demonstrated in Rome, according to the AGI news agency.
Violence against women in the country has been in the spotlight since the murder of a 22-year-old university student, Giulia Cecchettin, allegedly by her former boyfriend.
The case has gripped Italy, sparking protests across the country where on average one woman is killed every three days.
"We have united also in the name of Giulia, because her story struck us, and I hope it will change something," Aurora Arleo, a 24-year-old student, who went to the demonstration from Ladispoli, a town close to Rome said.
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Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.