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Thinking today about the women in refugee camps denied the chance to thrive. #IWD2016 #InternationalWomensDay
A woman cycles past street art on the Millennium Boardwalk in Cardiff city centre, painted to mark International Women's Day. 07/03/2016.
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Ladies dressed up during the #CARE #internationalwomensday walk in her shoes event - The City of London. Also attended by Annie Lennox and Bianca Jagger.
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Suffragettes historical ride in Charlton, Manchester, celebrating International Women’s Day - and highlighting how many women don’t feel safe enough on the streets to cycle. More on BBC Manchester //
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IWD2016 - Ramallah
Palestinians of all ages and walks of life gathered in Ramallah to hear inspiring stories from Palestinian women politicians, entrepreneurs, sports women and women artists. Organized by UN Women and the British Consulate General of Jerusalem at the occasion of the “International Women’s Day, Celebrating Palestinian Women” event was attended by a crowd of about 200 Palestinians, in Al Kasabah Theatre in Ramallah, State of Palestine.
Pictured: Douban Dance Group, a professional youth dance group of East Jerusalem, mixing and experimenting different types of dance and colours, performs at “Celebrating Palestinian Women” on 8th of March.
Photo: UN Women/Cindy Thai Thien Nghia
IWD2016 - India - New Delhi
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka organized a ‘Step It Up’ walk for gender equality at Raahgiri at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Despite the rain, hundreds of people—activists, youth, students and visitors who had converged on the traffic-free zone in central Delhi joined the walk. The call to Step It Up for Gender Equality resounded throughout the march, drawing the attention of other visitors who also joined in. Walkers carried banners with messages that called for equal pay for equal work, an end to violence against women and ‘Safe Cities’ for women and girls. “This amazing chanting of ‘Step It Up for Planet 50-50’ was about young people sending a message to everyone everywhere, asking for an end to gender inequality by 2030,” said Planet 50-50 champion and youth advocate Saket Mani, who participated in the walk
Photo: UN Women/ Deepak Malik
IWD2016 - India - New Delhi
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka organized a ‘Step It Up’ walk for gender equality at Raahgiri at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Despite the rain, hundreds of people—activists, youth, students and visitors who had converged on the traffic-free zone in central Delhi joined the walk. The call to Step It Up for Gender Equality resounded throughout the march, drawing the attention of other visitors who also joined in. Walkers carried banners with messages that called for equal pay for equal work, an end to violence against women and ‘Safe Cities’ for women and girls. “This amazing chanting of ‘Step It Up for Planet 50-50’ was about young people sending a message to everyone everywhere, asking for an end to gender inequality by 2030,” said Planet 50-50 champion and youth advocate Saket Mani, who participated in the walk
Photo: UN Women/ Deepak Malik
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
106 years of history:
1911
Following the decision agreed at Copenhagen in 1911, International Women's Day (IWD) was honoured the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on 19 March. More than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination. However less than a week later on 25 March, the tragic 'Triangle Fire' in New York City took the lives of more than 140 working women, most of them Italian and Jewish immigrants. This disastrous event drew significant attention to working conditions and labour legislation in the United States that became a focus of subsequent International Women's Day events. 1911 also saw women's 'Bread and Roses' campaign.
1913-1914
On the eve of World War I campaigning for peace, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. In 1913 following discussions, International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Wommen's Day ever since. In 1914 further women across Europe held rallies to campaign against the war and to express women's solidarity.
1917
On the last Sunday of February, Russian women began a strike for "bread and peace" in response to the death over 2 million Russian soldiers in war. Opposed by political leaders the women continued to strike until four days later the Czar was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. The date the women's strike commenced was Sunday 23 February on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia. This day on the Gregorian calendar in use elsewhere was 8 March.
1918 - 1999
Since its birth in the socialist movement, International Women's Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. For decades, IWD has grown from strength to strength annually. For many years the United Nations has held an annual IWD conference to coordinate international efforts for women's rights and participation in social, political and economic processes. 1975 was designated as 'International Women's Year' by the United Nations. Women's organisations and governments around the world have also observed IWD annually on 8 March by holding large-scale events that honour women's advancement and while diligently reminding of the continued vigilance and action required to ensure that women's equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life.
2000 and beyond
IWD is now an official holiday in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. The tradition sees men honouring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.
The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.
However, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, school girls are welcomed into university, women can work and have a family, women have real choices. And so the tone and nature of IWD has, for the past few years, moved from being a reminder about the negatives to a celebration of the positives.
GoogleAnnually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.
Many global corporations have also started to more actively support IWD by running their own internal events and through supporting external ones. For example, on 8 March search engine and media giant Google some years even changes its logo on its global search pages. Year on year IWD is certainly increasing in status. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'.
So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.
The internationalwomensday.com website was created and is managed by Australian entrepreneur and women's campaigner Glenda Stone as a global hub of IWD events and information.
Ms Stone says "A decade ago International Women's Day was disappearing. Activity in Europe, where International Women's Day actually began, was very low. Providing a global online platform helped sustain and accelerate momentum for this important day. Holding only a handful of events ten years ago, the United Kingdom has now become the global leader for International Women's Day activity, followed sharply by Canada, United States and Australia.
2016: #PledgeForParity.
Everyone - men and women - can pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender parity more quickly - whether to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, respect and value difference, develop more inclusive and flexible cultures or root out workplace bias. Each of us can be a leader within our own spheres of influence and commit to take pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity.
Facts & Background borrowed from www.internationalwomensday.com
Two New York City Landmarks lit up for equality on #IWD2016 - The Flatiron Building for Planet5050 and the Empire State Building for HeForShe
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Scenes from the closing of the Youth Forum at the 60th session of the Commission of the Status of Women - 12 March 2016 in New York.
One of the flagship events of this year's CSW is the Youth Forum Advancing Agenda 2030 - Empowered Young Women and Young Men as Partners in Achieving Gender Equality. This two-day event will allow young people, women and men, to come together to amplify their voice, views and advocacy efforts in the implementation of Agenda 2030, in advance of the CSW60 official session. The Forum would constitute a space for young people, particularly young women and girls, to frankly and safely discuss the challenges they face and the concerns they have in their local, national, regional and global contexts with regard to the implementation of the Agenda 2030. As a critical output of the forum, a set of Youth Agreed Conclusions would be constituted, outlining a thorough analysis of the priority theme of CSW60. The Agreed Conclusions would be a set of recommendations for governments, inter-governmental organisations, civil society actors as well as other institutions and stakeholders on how to implement the Agenda 2030 responding to young people's needs.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
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IWD2016 - India - New Delhi
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka organized a ‘Step It Up’ walk for gender equality at Raahgiri at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Despite the rain, hundreds of people—activists, youth, students and visitors who had converged on the traffic-free zone in central Delhi joined the walk. The call to Step It Up for Gender Equality resounded throughout the march, drawing the attention of other visitors who also joined in. Walkers carried banners with messages that called for equal pay for equal work, an end to violence against women and ‘Safe Cities’ for women and girls. “This amazing chanting of ‘Step It Up for Planet 50-50’ was about young people sending a message to everyone everywhere, asking for an end to gender inequality by 2030,” said Planet 50-50 champion and youth advocate Saket Mani, who participated in the walk
Photo: UN Women/ Deepak Malik
IWD2016 - India - New Delhi
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka organized a ‘Step It Up’ walk for gender equality at Raahgiri at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Despite the rain, hundreds of people—activists, youth, students and visitors who had converged on the traffic-free zone in central Delhi joined the walk. The call to Step It Up for Gender Equality resounded throughout the march, drawing the attention of other visitors who also joined in. Walkers carried banners with messages that called for equal pay for equal work, an end to violence against women and ‘Safe Cities’ for women and girls. “This amazing chanting of ‘Step It Up for Planet 50-50’ was about young people sending a message to everyone everywhere, asking for an end to gender inequality by 2030,” said Planet 50-50 champion and youth advocate Saket Mani, who participated in the walk
Photo: UN Women/ Deepak Malik
Two New York City Landmarks lit up for equality on #IWD2016 - The Flatiron Building for Planet5050 and the Empire State Building for HeForShe
Photo: UN Women/Celeste Sloman
IWD2016 - India - New Delhi
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka organized a ‘Step It Up’ walk for gender equality at Raahgiri at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Despite the rain, hundreds of people—activists, youth, students and visitors who had converged on the traffic-free zone in central Delhi joined the walk. The call to Step It Up for Gender Equality resounded throughout the march, drawing the attention of other visitors who also joined in. Walkers carried banners with messages that called for equal pay for equal work, an end to violence against women and ‘Safe Cities’ for women and girls. “This amazing chanting of ‘Step It Up for Planet 50-50’ was about young people sending a message to everyone everywhere, asking for an end to gender inequality by 2030,” said Planet 50-50 champion and youth advocate Saket Mani, who participated in the walk
Photo: UN Women/ Deepak Malik
To mark this year's International Women's Day, the European Parliament Information Office in Ireland linked up with the National Women's Council of Ireland to jointly host an event with MEP Lynn Boylan evaluating the outcome of the Irish general election and the extent to which the candidate quota has contributed to the presence of women in the National Parliament. We were delighted to have Maria Walsh, former Rose of Tralee chairing the event as which took place on Monday 7th March 2016 at the IFI, Dublin.
The panel included: Ivana Bacik (Lab), Lisa Chambers (FF), Joan Collins (IND), Catherine Murphy (Social Democrats) and Kate O'Connell (FG).
Further details on our website www.europarl.ie/en/at_your_service/events_activities/even...
Photo Peter Houlihan / Fennell Photography
This photo is free to use under Creative Commons licenses and must be credited: "© European Union 2016 - European Parliament"
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Celeste Sloman
8 March 2016. Mumbai, India.
To commemorate International Women’s Day (8 March 2016) over 30 Stock Exchanges around the world will join the UN Global Compact, the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, UN Women, IFC, The World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs, in raising awareness about the importance of gender equality to sustainable development and business by ringing an opening or closing bell. The aim is to have ‘bells ringing’ across the globe to bring further attention to the importance of women’s economic empowerment to business growth and development, as well as highlight the role the private sector can play in creating opportunities for women in the workplace, marketplace and community.The key message the SSE is promoting at these events is the role of stock exchanges in supporting Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. Stock exchanges are encouraged to promote gender diversity on the boards and management of listed companies, and to ensure accessibility of capital market services to female entrepreneurs of all ages.
Photo: UN Women India
IWD2016 - India - New Delhi
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka organized a ‘Step It Up’ walk for gender equality at Raahgiri at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Despite the rain, hundreds of people—activists, youth, students and visitors who had converged on the traffic-free zone in central Delhi joined the walk. The call to Step It Up for Gender Equality resounded throughout the march, drawing the attention of other visitors who also joined in. Walkers carried banners with messages that called for equal pay for equal work, an end to violence against women and ‘Safe Cities’ for women and girls. “This amazing chanting of ‘Step It Up for Planet 50-50’ was about young people sending a message to everyone everywhere, asking for an end to gender inequality by 2030,” said Planet 50-50 champion and youth advocate Saket Mani, who participated in the walk
Photo: UN Women/ Deepak Malik
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
In Mexico, UN Women commemorated International Women’s Day by inaugurating 50 women-only buses, known as Athena. with an initiative in support of the Safe Cities programme, the Mayor of Mexico city, Miguel Angel Mancera, and Ana Guezmes, Representative of UN Women in Mexico, participated in the event
Photo: UN Women/Juan Luis Cedeño
Kinshasa, RD Congo : Près de 200 marcheurs, dont une majorité de femmes, participent à la 5e édition du marathon féminin organisée par la MONUSCO, en collaboration avec l’ONG Free Box Initiative, à l’occasion de la célébration de la Journée internationale de la femme. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali
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Kinshasa, DR Congo: About 200 marchers, mostly women, are participating in the 5th edition of the women's marathon organized by MONUSCO, in collaboration with the NGO Free Box Initiative, on the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali
Two New York City Landmarks lit up for equality on #IWD2016 - The Flatiron Building for Planet5050 and the Empire State Building for HeForShe
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
The First Lady Mrs Jeannette Kagame joined the Unity Club Gala Dinner, as part of the celebrations to mark the International Women's Day (IWD).
The gala dinner was organised in partnership with the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF) and New Faces New Voices.
This gala dinner also served to highlight the Global Women's Summit, organised in collaboration with New Faces New Voices and IFC World Bank Group.
This summit which was held on the same day, recognised the most outstanding women’s business project.
Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2016, held in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations Headquarters on 8 March 2016.
On the first International Women’s Day of the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the panelists will
reflect on what a gender equal planet means to them and how to achieve it by 2030 through combining the work of the
United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector.
Opening musical performance by Ms. Tennille Amor.
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk,
CBS News
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President, 70th Session of the General Assembly
Video Message from
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil
H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates
Ms. Barbara Adams, Chair, Board of the Global Policy Forum
Ms. Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, MasterCard
Ms. Fatima Ptacek, Youth Actor
Ms. Monica Singh, Violence against Women activist
Led by the Executive Director of UN Women, the panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality
in the United Nations system, examine the conceptual and practical challenges remaining to the status of women
and unpack the mainstreaming of gender perspectives. Q & A to follow.
Moderator: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr. Peter Thomas Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Ms. Carole Wainaina, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Ms. Saori Terada, Adviser for Gender Integration, Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Two New York City Landmarks lit up for equality on #IWD2016 - The Flatiron Building for Planet5050 and the Empire State Building for HeForShe
Collaged Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
New York, 8 March 2016 — Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together today to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiative from UN Women geared towards leveraging the arts for gender equality.
The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”, with a focus on mobilizing momentum for the recently adopted 2030 Agenda which addresses key challenges of the 21st century, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, SDG Advocate and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace Forest Whitaker, First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Public Theatre’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, and others took part in a lively discussion on the powerful role arts have in evolving the behaviours, norms and perceptions that shape our culture and views of women’s rights and gender issues.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/heforshe-event-lau...
Stand Together: www.heforshe.org
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2016, held in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations Headquarters on 8 March 2016.
On the first International Women’s Day of the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the panelists will
reflect on what a gender equal planet means to them and how to achieve it by 2030 through combining the work of the
United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector.
Opening musical performance by Ms. Tennille Amor.
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk,
CBS News
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President, 70th Session of the General Assembly
Video Message from
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil
H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates
Ms. Barbara Adams, Chair, Board of the Global Policy Forum
Ms. Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, MasterCard
Ms. Fatima Ptacek, Youth Actor
Ms. Monica Singh, Violence against Women activist
Led by the Executive Director of UN Women, the panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality
in the United Nations system, examine the conceptual and practical challenges remaining to the status of women
and unpack the mainstreaming of gender perspectives. Q & A to follow.
Moderator: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr. Peter Thomas Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Ms. Carole Wainaina, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Ms. Saori Terada, Adviser for Gender Integration, Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2016, held in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations Headquarters on 8 March 2016.
On the first International Women’s Day of the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the panelists will
reflect on what a gender equal planet means to them and how to achieve it by 2030 through combining the work of the
United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector.
Opening musical performance by Ms. Tennille Amor.
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk,
CBS News
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President, 70th Session of the General Assembly
Video Message from
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil
H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates
Ms. Barbara Adams, Chair, Board of the Global Policy Forum
Ms. Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, MasterCard
Ms. Fatima Ptacek, Youth Actor
Ms. Monica Singh, Violence against Women activist
Led by the Executive Director of UN Women, the panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality
in the United Nations system, examine the conceptual and practical challenges remaining to the status of women
and unpack the mainstreaming of gender perspectives. Q & A to follow.
Moderator: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr. Peter Thomas Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Ms. Carole Wainaina, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Ms. Saori Terada, Adviser for Gender Integration, Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2016, held in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations Headquarters on 8 March 2016.
On the first International Women’s Day of the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the panelists will
reflect on what a gender equal planet means to them and how to achieve it by 2030 through combining the work of the
United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector.
Opening musical performance by Ms. Tennille Amor.
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk,
CBS News
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President, 70th Session of the General Assembly
Video Message from
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil
H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates
Ms. Barbara Adams, Chair, Board of the Global Policy Forum
Ms. Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, MasterCard
Ms. Fatima Ptacek, Youth Actor
Ms. Monica Singh, Violence against Women activist
Led by the Executive Director of UN Women, the panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality
in the United Nations system, examine the conceptual and practical challenges remaining to the status of women
and unpack the mainstreaming of gender perspectives. Q & A to follow.
Moderator: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr. Peter Thomas Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Ms. Carole Wainaina, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Ms. Saori Terada, Adviser for Gender Integration, Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2016, held in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations Headquarters on 8 March 2016.
On the first International Women’s Day of the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the panelists will
reflect on what a gender equal planet means to them and how to achieve it by 2030 through combining the work of the
United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector.
Opening musical performance by Ms. Tennille Amor.
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk,
CBS News
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President, 70th Session of the General Assembly
Video Message from
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil
H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates
Ms. Barbara Adams, Chair, Board of the Global Policy Forum
Ms. Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, MasterCard
Ms. Fatima Ptacek, Youth Actor
Ms. Monica Singh, Violence against Women activist
Led by the Executive Director of UN Women, the panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality
in the United Nations system, examine the conceptual and practical challenges remaining to the status of women
and unpack the mainstreaming of gender perspectives. Q & A to follow.
Moderator: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr. Peter Thomas Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Ms. Carole Wainaina, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Ms. Saori Terada, Adviser for Gender Integration, Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
To commemorate International Women’s Day (8 March 2016) over 30 Stock Exchanges around the world will join the UN Global Compact, the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, UN Women, IFC, The World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs, in raising awareness about the importance of gender equality to sustainable development and business by ringing an opening or closing bell. The aim is to have ‘bells ringing’ across the globe to bring further attention to the importance of women’s economic empowerment to business growth and development, as well as highlight the role the private sector can play in creating opportunities for women in the workplace, marketplace and community.The key message the SSE is promoting at these events is the role of stock exchanges in supporting Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. Stock exchanges are encouraged to promote gender diversity on the boards and management of listed companies, and to ensure accessibility of capital market services to female entrepreneurs of all ages.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Goma, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo: La Section Genre et d’autres Sections substantives de la MONUSCO ont coordonné des activités dans le cadre de la célébration de la Journée internationale des femmes à Goma. Sur cette image, les veuves de militaires exposent des produits agricoles pour exprimer leurs efforts économiques. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani
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Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo: MONUSCO Gender and Other Substantive Sections coordinated activities for the celebration of the International Women Day in Goma. On this picture, military widows showcase farming products to express their economic efforts. Photo MONUSCO/ Myriam Asmani
To commemorate International Women’s Day (8 March 2016) over 30 Stock Exchanges around the world will join the UN Global Compact, the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, UN Women, IFC, The World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs, in raising awareness about the importance of gender equality to sustainable development and business by ringing an opening or closing bell. The aim is to have ‘bells ringing’ across the globe to bring further attention to the importance of women’s economic empowerment to business growth and development, as well as highlight the role the private sector can play in creating opportunities for women in the workplace, marketplace and community.The key message the SSE is promoting at these events is the role of stock exchanges in supporting Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. Stock exchanges are encouraged to promote gender diversity on the boards and management of listed companies, and to ensure accessibility of capital market services to female entrepreneurs of all ages.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
6 March, 2016. Nairobi, Kenya. Scenes from the Beyond Zero Campaign half-marathon, an initiative by the first lady of the Republic of Kenya aimed at raising funds and awareness on ending maternal deaths. This was part of the build-up activities to the International Women’s Day.
The initiative brought together, government officials among them the Vice president of Kenya Hon. William Samoei Ruto, the first lady of Rwanda Mrs. Jeannette Kagame, Internal Security Cabinet secretary Hon. Joseph Nkaisery, United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) Director General Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, UN Women Kenya Country Director Ms. Zebib Kavuma, UNFPA Kenya Country Representative Mr. Siddarth Chatterjee, representatives from the various County government, corporates, celebrities and members of the public who participated in the 21KM, 10km, and 2Km Races.
Photo: UN Women Kenya/Kennedy Okoth
Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2016, held in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations Headquarters on 8 March 2016.
On the first International Women’s Day of the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the panelists will
reflect on what a gender equal planet means to them and how to achieve it by 2030 through combining the work of the
United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector.
Opening musical performance by Ms. Tennille Amor.
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk,
CBS News
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President, 70th Session of the General Assembly
Video Message from
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil
H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates
Ms. Barbara Adams, Chair, Board of the Global Policy Forum
Ms. Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, MasterCard
Ms. Fatima Ptacek, Youth Actor
Ms. Monica Singh, Violence against Women activist
Led by the Executive Director of UN Women, the panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality
in the United Nations system, examine the conceptual and practical challenges remaining to the status of women
and unpack the mainstreaming of gender perspectives. Q & A to follow.
Moderator: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr. Peter Thomas Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Ms. Carole Wainaina, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Ms. Saori Terada, Adviser for Gender Integration, Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
IWD2016 - India - New Delhi
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka organized a ‘Step It Up’ walk for gender equality at Raahgiri at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Despite the rain, hundreds of people—activists, youth, students and visitors who had converged on the traffic-free zone in central Delhi joined the walk. The call to Step It Up for Gender Equality resounded throughout the march, drawing the attention of other visitors who also joined in. Walkers carried banners with messages that called for equal pay for equal work, an end to violence against women and ‘Safe Cities’ for women and girls. “This amazing chanting of ‘Step It Up for Planet 50-50’ was about young people sending a message to everyone everywhere, asking for an end to gender inequality by 2030,” said Planet 50-50 champion and youth advocate Saket Mani, who participated in the walk
Photo: UN Women/ Deepak Malik
Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2016, held in the Trusteeship Chamber at United Nations Headquarters on 8 March 2016.
On the first International Women’s Day of the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the panelists will
reflect on what a gender equal planet means to them and how to achieve it by 2030 through combining the work of the
United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector.
Opening musical performance by Ms. Tennille Amor.
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Falk,
CBS News
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President, 70th Session of the General Assembly
Video Message from
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil
H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates
Ms. Barbara Adams, Chair, Board of the Global Policy Forum
Ms. Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, MasterCard
Ms. Fatima Ptacek, Youth Actor
Ms. Monica Singh, Violence against Women activist
Led by the Executive Director of UN Women, the panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality
in the United Nations system, examine the conceptual and practical challenges remaining to the status of women
and unpack the mainstreaming of gender perspectives. Q & A to follow.
Moderator: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr. Peter Thomas Drennan, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Ms. Carole Wainaina, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Ms. Saori Terada, Adviser for Gender Integration, Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Drude Dahlerup, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown