«Equality for Women is Progress for All»
«Message of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, for International
Women’s Day 2014.
Date: 03 March 2014
Today
we join the people of the world in celebration of the progress made for women’s
rights, women’s empowerment and gender equality. We also acknowledge that
progress has been slow, uneven and in some cases women and girls face new and
more complex challenges.
International
Women's Day is therefore also a day to recommit ourselves to working harder for
gender equality, together as women, men, youth and leaders of
nations, communities, religion and commerce.
If we
act decisively, with the knowledge that empowering women and girls and
supporting their full participation can help solve the greatest challenges of
the 21st century, we will find lasting solutions to many of the problems we
face in our world. Major challenges such as poverty, inequality, violence
against women and girls, and insecurity will be addressed substantially».
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