Women's rights under attack and 'we must fight back', says UN chief

FILE PHOTO: A woman looks on as people from Non Una di Meno (Not One Less) movement and feminist collectives take part in a protest, ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Rome, Italy, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, warning that the world cannot stand by as progress is reversed.

At a United Nations event on the eve of International Women's Day on Saturday, Guterres said centuries of discrimination against women were being exacerbated by new threats.