International Women's Day 2008: Investing in Women and Girls

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Discrimination against women weakens all of society – UN rights chief

6 March  2009 - Deeply rooted discrimination against women in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres weakens society as a whole, the United Nations human rights chief said on the occasion of International Women’s Day.





Ban decries violence against women as ‘abomination’

5 March  2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his urgent call to bring an end to violence against women, a scourge whose impact is devastating and immeasurable, as the United Nations began a series of events to mark International Women’s Day.





Marking International Day, top UN officials urge greater investments in women

8 March  2008 - Top United Nations officials commemorated this year's International Women's Day by calling on countries to invest more in women and girls, warning that failing to do so will undermine efforts to achieve global development targets.





Women still face discrimination worldwide, says UN rights chief

7 March  2008 - Almost every country in the world still has laws that discriminate against women, and promises to remedy this have not been kept, the top United Nations human rights official said today, speaking on the eve of International Women's Day.





Secretary-General calls for investment in women for peace and development

6 March  2008 - Greater investment in women and girls will help further economic growth and advance development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told today's commemoration at United Nations Headquarters of International Women's Day.




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Press Releases

• ‘INVESTING IN WOMEN IS NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO; IT IS THE SMART THING TO DO’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AS UNITED NATIONS MARKS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY - 6 March 2008
• GENDER EQUALITY A PREREQUISITE FOR ATTAINING ALL OTHER DEVELOPMENT GOALS, STRESSES SECRETARY-GENERAL IN REMARKS TO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT - 6 March 2008
• DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S SUMMIT, UNDERSCORES NEED FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN TRANSFORMING GENDER RELATIONS - 5 July 2007
• BOLD, CREATIVE STEPS THE WAY TO GENDER PARITY, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS UNITED NATIONS MANAGERS IN REMARKS TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY - 8 March 2007
• VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DESERVES DEADLY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT SPECIAL EVENT TO OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY - 8 March 2007
• DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FORUM, DEFENDS ABILITY OF UNITED NATIONS TO ADAPT AS WORLD CHANGES - 15 March 2006
• SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY - 8 March 2006

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