International Women's Day. 8 March 2010
Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Progress for All

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Messages

President of the UN General Assembly

• Message from Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the UN General Assembly

Secretary-General

• Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
  
  
• Video message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Director-General of UNESCO

• Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
  

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

• Message from Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
  

Executive Director, UNIFEM

• Message from Inés Alberdi, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
  

Executive Director, UNICEF

• Message from Ann Veneman, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  

Executive Director, UNAIDS

• Message from Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS