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This 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 the country and their communities.

The idea of this theme is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; and number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning. The theme will also focus on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative, and other existing commitments on gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s human rights.

The world of work is changing, and with significant implications for women. On one hand, we have globalisation, technological and digital revolution and the opportunities they bring, and on the other hand, the growing informality of labour, unstable livelihoods and incomes and environmental impacts—all of which must be addressed in the context of women’s economic empowerment.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MESSAGES 2017″ font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1488973592031{margin-top: 0px !important;}” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwomenwatch.unwomen.org%2Finternational-womens-day|||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1488973972211{margin-top: 0px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJBnHaCAE7h4|||”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1488973939469{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Message from UN Women’s Executive Director” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1488973762499{margin-top: 0px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3Vees04UeOE|||”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1488973786712{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]The upcoming sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), from 13 – 24 March, at UN Headquarters will deliberate on “Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work.” Read more

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