The United Nations secretary general has said the world must do more to combat the abuse of women and girls. Ban Ki-moon spoke as organisations around the world marked the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The UN says at least one in three women will be beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime.
Women between the ages of 15 and 44 are at greater risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer, traffic accidents, war and malaria, says the UN.
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