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International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8 March It is a day when women, the UN and the world at large celebrate all women for their achievements and their role as agents of change to advance gender equality “Rights Justice Action For ALL Women and Girls,” the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, emphasizes the urgent need to address entrenched
- Womens health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Advancing women’s health is fundamental to achieving universal health coverage, health equity and gender equality Health underpins women’s quality of life and enables the realization of other human rights, supporting women’s full participation in social, economic and political life
- The State of Women’s Rights - Human Rights Watch
Today, for International Women’s Day, Human Rights Watch’s Women’s Rights Division Director Macarena Sáez speaks with Amy Braunschweiger about the best and worst of women’s rights last
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Our work Promoting women’s human rights and achieving gender equality are core commitments of the UN Human Rights Office We promote women and girls’ equal enjoyment of all human rights, including freedom from violence, sexual and reproductive rights, access to justice, socio-economic equality, and participation in decision-making
- Womens Rights - Human Rights Watch
We envision a world in which systems of oppression and harm are dismantled, and women and girls regardless of race, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic
- Lifetime toll: 840 million women faced partner or sexual violence
Violence against women remains one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises, with very little progress in two decades, according to a landmark report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN partners
- Women’s incarceration rooted in gender inequality and violence
A UN Human Rights report highlights widespread gender-based violence, poor health provisions, and discriminatory legal systems disproportionately affecting women and girls in criminal justice detention worldwide
- International Women’s Day 2025 | OHCHR
“Her Rights, Our Future, Right Now” is the theme chosen by UN Human Rights to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 Progress on women’s rights and gender equality, driven by powerful feminist movements and women’s rights activists across the globe, have profoundly transformed our societies, making them fairer, more resilient and peaceful Gender equality lies at the core of all
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