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KABUL - Afghans came together, nationwide, to celebrate women’s contributions and to call for the continued advancement of women in Afghanistan society. Hundreds of women and men attended International Women’s Day events…
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan celebrates today International Women’s Day, which is being marked globally under the theme of “Planet 50-50 by 2030” to challenge entrenched patterns of discrimination and inequality…
Pristina, 07 March 2016 - In celebration of International Woman’s Day 2016 we wanted to catch up with some of the bright young women that took part in our UN Global Open Day round table at UNMIK focusing on being a young…
As a boy growing up in post-war Korea, I remember asking about a tradition I observed: women going into labour would leave their shoes at the threshold and then look back in fear. “They are wondering if they will ever step…
Shipra Bose (left), the Gender Advisor from UNSOM, moderates a panel discussion during celebrations to mark International Women's Day in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Somalia joined the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated across the country, with Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo and Puntland registering a huge turnout. In his address to a well-attended…
Residents of Baidoa at celebrations to mark the International Women's Day in Baidoa, Somalia on March 8, 2016
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Celebrations for International Women’s in the South West State were presided over by the Interim South West Administration President H.E Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan in the region’s administrative town of Baidoa. ISWA President…
Women attend celebrations to mark the International Women's Day in Kismaayo, Somalia on March 8, 2016.
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Somalia joined the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated across the country, with Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo and Puntland registering a huge turnout. In his address to a well-attended…
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Kinshasa, 8 March 2016 – On the occasion of International Women’s Day celebrated on 08 March 2016 under the theme : « Planet 50-50 by 2030 : Step It Up for Gender Equality », Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special Representative of the…
Monday, 07 March 2016 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, expresses concern over the detention of three members of the…
Bentiu hospital has received a new water system from UN Childrens’ Organsation UNICEF. The water pump produces 162-thousand litres of water a day, serving the hospital’s wards and outpatient facility. The water system in…
Female troops of the UNMISS Mongolian Battalion today organized a “lunch break” programme, during which they met with more than 200 school girls in Pariang. Held at a school which was renovated by the Mongolian Battalion last…
It is imperative to have lasting peace in South Sudan to enable girls in the country to reach their full potential and exercise their rights as children and women, the top UNMISS official said in Juba today. UNMISS chief…