Women's Day 2010 Observed in 9 Nations
Written by UPF International
Monday, March 8, 2010
"Equal rights, equal opportunities, progress for all" was the theme chosen by the UN for International Women's Day, March 8, 2010. UPF chapters organized observances in Buenos Aires and Tucuman, Argentina; Belize City, Belize; Toronto, Canada; Paris, France; Gangtok, India; Jerusalem, Israel; The Hague, Netherlands; Moscow and Novosibirsk, Russia; and London, UK.
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