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A group of prominent women including feminist icon Gloria Steinem are planning to walk across the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in a call for reunification.

The DMZ is the world’s most fortified border, with the two countries still technically at war. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers face off across the heavily mined zone.

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Organizers of the effort called WomenCrossDMZ.org on Wednesday said they hope for 30 women, including two Nobel Peace laureates, to cross from North Korea to South Korea on May 24, which is International Women’s Day for Disarmament.

The walk also marks the 70th anniversary of the division of the Korean Peninsula.

The women say they are still seeking approval from both countries and the United Nations. Kim Song, a diplomat with North Korea’s mission to the UN, said that the proposal “is under the discussion in my capital.” There was no immediate response from the UN.