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UN International Women's Day 2011
For a PowerPoint overview of observances, click here.
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Women's Day 2011 Observed in 9 Nations
- Tuesday, March 8, 2011
UPF helped organize events in nine nations marking UN International Women's Day, March 8, 2011, The theme of the year was pathways to decent work for women.
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Women's Day Observed in Sydney
- Saturday, March 5, 2011
Sydney, Australia - UPF and the Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP) jointly organized a luncheon at the Oceania Peace Embassy to celebrate the 100th International Women’s Day on March 5.
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International Women’s Day Celebrated in Tokyo
- Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan organized a commemorative event for International Women’s Day in Tokyo on March 2. The event was co-hosted by the Women’s Forum of Ambassadors for Peace, and more than 50 participants (80 percent of them women) attended.
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International Women's Day Observed in Sikkim
- Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Gangtok, Sikkim, India - Speakers at the March 8 observance of International Women's Day included government officials and educators.
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Centenary of Women's Day Celebrated in New Delhi
- Monday, March 7, 2011
New Delhi, India – UPF-India observed the International Women’s Day in collaboration with United Nations Information Center in India and Bhutan, the Guild for Service, and Women’s Federation for World Peace-India on the theme of “Equal Access to Education, Training and Science and Technology Pathway to Decent Work for Women” at the UN Conference Hall in New Delhi on March 7.
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Women's Day: Helping Nepali Women and Orphans
- Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal – In support of the United Nations' International Women‘s Day 2011 members of the Women‘s Federation for World Peace-Nepal visited a home for elderly women and orphans in Kathmandu on March 8. The program at the homeless women‘s home fit the UN theme "Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women" in a very novel way.
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Women's Day Observed in Washington DC
- Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Washington, DC, USA - "Women and the World at a Turning Point" was the theme of the International Women's Day observance at The Washington Times headquarters on March 30.
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Women's Day Observed in Milan and Monza
- Monday, March 7, 2011
Milan and Monza, Italy - UPF-Italy organized celebrations of International Women's Day in Milan on March 5 and in Monza on March 7.
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UPF and UN Partner on International Women's Day Observance in Georgia
- Sunday, March 6, 2011
Tbilisi, Georgia - UPF-Georgia in partnership with the local UN office conducted discussion on the topic of “The role of women in peacemaking” on March 6 at the National Youth Palace on the International Women's Day. About 40 young Georgians discussed the meaning of peace, peacemaking, and service, and ways to put an end to violence towards women.
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Forum in Siberia on Improving Relations between Men and Women
- Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Novosibirsk, Russia - On the 100th anniversary of the women’s movement, UPF-Siberia together with other grassroots organizations held programs on March 4 and 8 related to the International Women’s Day on “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women."
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International Women's Day Honored at the House of Lords
- Wednesday, March 9, 2011
London, UK - The Universal Peace Federation and Women's Federation for World Peace-UK organized a symposium on the Centennial International Women's Day at the House of Lords on March 9.
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