HIV has become the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide, the UN programme on HIV/Aids says.
At the start of a 10-day conference in New York, UNAids launched a five-year action plan addressing the gender issues which put women at risk.
One of the key issues, it says, is that up to 70% of women worldwide have been forced to have unprotected sex.
UNAids says such violence against women must not be tolerated.
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