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

We at Mozilla India Thanking all our WoMoz contributors for helping us keep the Web open. We love you #IWD2016 — with Vnisha Srivastav, Shivika Sahni, Srushtika Neelakantam, Kritika Thakur and Suchita Agarwal

UN Women, the Police Cadet Academy, Thailand Institute of Justice and the Embassy of Sweden came together to organize the Youth Dialogue on Gender Equality with Police Cadets in Nakorn Pathom, Thailand on 7 March. The dialogue aimed to support the HeForShe and SpeakUpSpeakOut Campaigns. Future police officers have the potential to build an equal and tolerant world that is not characterized by harmful gender stereotypes that hinder the dreams and opportunities of both sexes. UN Women has partnered with the Royal Thai Police and the Office of the Attorney General in training police cadets and police investigative officers to protect women, end violence against women and implement the Domestic Violence Law. Since 2012, UN Women has helped train 555 police officers.

UN Women/Pathumporn Thongking

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On 8 March 2016, the Russian flag was raised at UNFICYP HQ as the first ever Russian deployment commenced their duties with the mission. The deployment includes three female police officers who will join UNFICYP's police component. UNFICYP warmly welcomes Russia as the 21st country currently contributing troops to the mission in Cyprus. ‪#‎IWD2016‬

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

Dungu, province du Bas-Uélé, RD Congo : Aujourd’hui 08 mars 2016, le monde entier célèbre la Journée internationale de la femme sous le thème : « La parité en 2030 : avancer plus vite vers l'égalité des sexes ». L’ONU et ses institutions spécialisées favorisent la participation des femmes, en tant que partenaires égales des hommes, à la réalisation du développement durable, de la paix, de la sécurité et au plein respect des droits de l'homme. Photo MONUSCO/Lassana Dabo

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Dungu, Bas-Uélé Province, DR Congo : Today March 8, 2016, the world celebrates the International Women's Day under the theme : « Planet 50-50 by 2030 : Step It Up for Gender Equality ». The UN and its technical agencies promote the participation of women as equal partners with men in achieving sustainable development, peace, security and full respect for human rights. Photo MONUSCO/Lassana Dabo

On 8 March 2016, the Russian flag was raised at UNFICYP HQ as the first ever Russian deployment commenced their duties with the mission. The deployment includes three female police officers who will join UNFICYP's police component. UNFICYP warmly welcomes Russia as the 21st country currently contributing troops to the mission in Cyprus. ‪#‎IWD2016‬

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

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

Parliament has dedicated this year's International Women's Day to women refugees in the EU. We talked to MEP Mary Honeyball, a UK member of the S&D group, and French photographer Marie Dorigny to get their views on their situation as they are both experts on it. Honeyball has written a report on women refugees, which MEPs vote on in plenary on 8 March, while Dorigny travelled to Greece, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Germany to create a reportage on women refugees for Parliament.

Read our full article here:

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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

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: “Love and passion made me accomplished my dream, which was to open the first dance school in Palestine”. Shyrine Ziadeh, dancer and the founder of the Ramallah’s first ballet centre, told the audience of the “Celebrating Palestinian Women” on 8th of March, of the challenges she overcome and success she achieved. “I faced at first many problems and stereotypes on the dance itself and the girls and women who dance. Now, they know what dance is, a universal language and voice that speaks to the whole word, and a way to express and explain what we as Palestinian face everyday.”

Photo: UN Women/Cindy Thai Thien Nghia

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

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

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

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

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

Kinshasa, RD Congo : A l'occasion de la journée internationale de la femme, le ministre de la jeunesse, sports et loisirs, Denis Kambayi de la RDC félicite l'équipe féminine de football de la MONUSCO qui a battu celle des femmes des médias par le score de 4 buts à 0 au stade vélodrome de Kitambo. Le match a été organisé par l'ONG Free Box Initiatives et soutenu par la MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

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: Kinshasa, DR Congo: On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, DRC minister for youth, sports and leisure, Denis Kambayi hails MONUSCO’s female team’s victory over the DRC female media professionals tram by 4 goals to nought at the velodrome stadium in Kintambo. The game was organized by the NGO Free Box Initiatives with support from MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

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

IWD2016 - Algeria

From 7-8 March 2016, to mark International Women’s Day, the General Directorate of National Security of Algeria hosted the 5th General Assembly of the Kigali International Conference on the Role of Security Organs in Ending Violence against Women and Girls. The Conference was attended by high-level personalities including: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and representatives of the Algerian Government, Special Rapporteur on violence against women Dubravka Šimonović, high representatives of the African Union, and the security organs of African Union countries and of United Nations agencies. UN Women, one of the supporting partners of the Conference, was represented by Mohammad Naciri, Regional Director for the Arab States, and Leila Rhiwi, Representative of UN Women Maghreb.

Photo: General Directorate of National Security, Algeria

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

Several impressive stories about women from different walks of life were presented by UN Women, in partnership with the Noosfera Foundation, at the “Woman in Focus” documentary film festival in Tbilisi, held 4-6 March 2016 to mark International Women’s Day.

Photo: UN Women/Maka Gogaladze

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

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 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

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

Nur Ger, Business Advocate of WEPs

Photo: Borsa Istanbul

Read more: ow.ly/ZhUnn

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

As part a buildup activity to the International Women’s day, the United Nation in Kenya on 4th March 2016 participated in a 5 Km Pre-Run in Nairobi. The run was aimed at sensitizing UN Staff to participate at the First lady of Kenya’s Marathon dubbed Beyond Zero Campaign (aimed at ensuring policy prioritization, resource allocation & improved service delivery for mothers and children in Kenya) and also the Upcoming international women’s day.

The run was flagged off by the UN Women Kenya Country Director MS. Zebib Kavuma and the United Nation Office in Nairobi Director General Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde.

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

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

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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

3 March 2016. Nairobi, Kenya.

UN Women in partnership with Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on 3rd March, 2016 launched the “Ring the bell for gender equality” series that took place at the Exchange. Nairobi Security Exchange joined 34 stock exchanges globally to ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ to commemorate International Women’s Day. The colorful ceremony was held at the Exchange. Key figures from the corporate sector in attendance included CEOs from leading listed companies in Kenya. As a bonus, the Nairobi Security Exchange CEO Mr. Geoffrey Odundo, signed on to the Women’s Empowerment Principles. UN Women Kenya Country Director Ms. Zebib Kavuma also made remarks.

Pictured: From L-R: Ms. Elly Mathenge, General Manager Global Customer Experience at Techno Brain Group, Mr. Geoffrey O. Odundo, CEO Nairobi Security Exchange (NSE), Ms. Josephine Mungai, Investment Officer IFC/World Bank, Ms. Sarah Richardson, Global Human Resource Director, Techno Brain, Jeremy Awori, Managing Director Barclays Bank of Kenya, and Ms. Wambui Kosgey, Group Legal Director East African Breweries Limited (EABL) Engage in a panel discussion on the inclusivity of women in leadership positions and what their respective companies are doing to ensure gender equality is achieved.

Photo: UN Women Kenya/Kennedy Okoth