UN Women [to 12 March 2016]

UN Women [to 12 March 2016]
http://www.unwomen.org/news/stories

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Date: 10 March 2016
Press release: Implementation of 2030 Agenda to be the focus at single largest forum on women and girls
UN Commission on the Status of Women to outline robust set of actions for translating ambitious development roadmap into reality for women and girls

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Date: 08 March 2016
MasterCard and UN Women join to advance empowerment of women
Around the world, nearly 2.4 billion people live without any form of official personal identification, and the majority of them are women. As part of broader International Women’s Day activities, MasterCard and UN Women signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address this imbalance and advance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.

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Date: 07 March 2016
Press release: International Women’s Day celebrations champion a Planet 50-50 by 2030
International Women’s Day celebrations on 8 March will mobilize people around the world to call for a Planet 50-50 by 2030. UN Women is organizing a series of diverse, high-profile events in over 40 countries, where ordinary citizens, activists, musicians, athletes, students, security personnel, scholars and stock exchange officials will be among those who commit to “Stepping It Up for Gender Equality.”