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On 8 March 2008, the United Nations and people around the world celebrate International Women’s Day, to honour the continuing struggle of women to achieve equality, development and peace. In December 1977, the General Assembly adopted resolution 32/142 that proclaimed the United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace to help to draw global attention to women’s concerns. The idea for the Day arose from the activities of the labour movement at the turn of the century, specifically in the early 1900s when more than 15,000 women demonstrated on the streets of New York City to demand better working conditions and the recognition of their right to vote.
This year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a multi-year global campaign to end violence against women and called on the private sector to cooperate in those efforts, which will continue until 2015. “It is a campaign for the women and girls who have the right to live free of violence, today and in the future. It is a campaign to stop the untold cost that violence against women inflicts on all humankind”, Mr. Ban said.
Below are the most recent UN Chronicle articles and educational links on current issues related to the empowerment of women worldwide.
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