UN Speeches Start with King with 13 Wives
The first official speech of the UN General Assembly meeting today on HIV/AIDS was made by King Mswati III of Swaziland, the nation with the world's highest rate of HIV. Not sure if his prominent placement was to underscore the importance of being married (he has 13 wives), or women's rights (women compete bare-breasted to be chosen as his wife) or to promote abstinence-only (they must be virgins) or the need for women's economic empowerment (being chosen is the ticket to the good life), but it certainly is worth noting.
The first official speech of the UN General Assembly meeting today on HIV/AIDS was made by King Mswati III of Swaziland, the nation with the world's highest rate of HIV. Not sure if his prominent placement was to underscore the importance of being married (he has 13 wives), or women's rights (women compete bare-breasted to be chosen as his wife) or to promote abstinence-only (they must be virgins) or the need for women's economic empowerment (being chosen is the ticket to the good life), but it certainly is worth noting.