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Abidjan, 8 March, 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit held a meeting in Abidjan with Côte d’Ivoire President Mr. Alassane Dramane Ouattara who is also the…
8 March 2012 - Rural women and girls made up a quarter of the world's population, but often lost out in areas ranging from income and education to health and participation in decision-making, Secretary-General (SG) Ban Ki…
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7 March 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today joined other senior United Nations officials on the eve of International Women's Day in highlighting the potential of rural women to improve the well-being of entire…
8 March 2012 - With a focus on rural women, International Women's Day was celebrated across South Sudan today with marches, speeches, military parades, songs and traditional dancing. The focal point of celebrations this year…
8 March 2012 – A group of enterprising women demonstrated their skills with fishing nets in making their livings during a celebration today in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital of Wau. "We were trained by the fishery…
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8 March 2012 - To mark the International Women's Day a joint mission composed of United Nations officials and members of Guinea-Bissau's Government today visited two women's driven agricultural projects in the region of Oio…
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El Fasher, 08 March 2012 – Empowering rural women and girls was the focus of this year’s International Women’s Day held today in Darfur’s States, as well in many parts of the world. In El Fasher, North Darfur, hundreds of…
KABUL - On International Women’s Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women urged the Government of Afghanistan to fully and promptly implement the law on Elimination of Violence against…
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Women peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were honoured at a ceremony in Tyr, southern Lebanon, on the occasion of the International Women's Day. The Lebanese National Commission for Lebanese…
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KABUL - More than 500 women and men in Kandahar gathered today to mark International Women’s Day, which included a play by an all-woman cast to show the negative side of underage and forced marriages. “We want more education…
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NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today joined other senior United Nations officials on the eve of International Women’s Day in highlighting the potential of rural women to improve the well-being of entire societies if…
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Gender equality and the empowerment of women are gaining ground worldwide. There are more women Heads of State or Government than ever, and the highest proportion of women serving as Government ministers. Women are exercising…