(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iran, Libya, Sudan and other Muslim nations agreed to language stating violence against women could not be justified by "any custom, tradition or religious consideration".
Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN Women, said it had been a "historic" meeting. It was announced straight afterwards that Bachelet would be leaving her post to return to Chile.
"People worldwide expected action, and we didn't fail them," Bachelet said.
UN leader Ban Ki-Moon said UN members had committed "to take action to prevent violence and provide justice and services to survivors" of violence against women, which he called a "global menace" and "moral outrage".
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