sexta-feira, 7 de março de 2014

International Women's Day - 7 Billion Others (UNRIC)



Publicado em 06/03/2014
United Nations, March 2014 - 'I suppose the main difference between men and women are the social expectations' - Video portraits from Madagasdcar, Ireland and Nepal to celebrate International Women's Day 2014.

On selected days the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe, in partnership with the Good Planet Foundation, posts video clips from the 7 billion Others project to communicate the fears, dreams, ordeals and hopes of citizens from all over world.

Celebrated annually on 8 March, this year's theme is: "Equality for women is progress for all".

Learn more about the day: http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/

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Equality for women is progress for all

  • "Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all."
    Several international women’s organizations addressed the Commission of the Status of Women at the first session in 1948
    A young woman from a fishing community in West Bengal in eastern India. She comes from a village that is known for high levels of trafficking of women and girls to other major cities
    Journalist Margareta Donos-Stroos at UN Radio studios, Palais des Nations, on World Radio Day 2014 (13 February). Photo credit: AusAID/Jacqueline Smart Ferguson
    International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
    This year’s theme, “Equality for women is progress for all”  emphasizes how gender equality, empowerment of women, women’s full enjoyment of human rights and the eradication of poverty are essential to economic and social development. It also stresses the vital role of women as agents of development.
    With the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) around the corner, International Women’s Day is also an opportunity to review the challenges and achievements in the MDG implementation for women and girls, as the Commission on the Status of Women will be doing from 10 to 21 March 2014.
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