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UN System Observances for International Women’s Day 2012

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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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	<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_about"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">About</span></a></li>
	<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_un-institutions-observances"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">UN Institutions Observances</span></a>
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	<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_united-nations"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">United Nations</span></a></li>
	<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change-unfccc"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)</span></a></li>
	<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_un-women"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">UN Women</span></a></li>
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	<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_see-also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
	<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_references"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
	<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_external-links"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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<h2 id="w_about">About</h2>
The UN has celebrated International Women's Day on 8 March since 1975. The Day is traditionally marked with a message from the Secretary-General. The official United Nations theme for International Women's Day 2012 is "Empower Rural Women — End Hunger and Poverty.” Access the summary of <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/2012/">UN system observances and related links for IWD 2012</a><a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/2012/">UN System Observances for International Women's Day 2012</a>.
<h2 id="w_un-institutions-observances">UN Institutions Observances</h2>
<h3 id="w_united-nations">United Nations</h3>
<a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/">United Nations Main Page, International Women's Day 2012</a>

See <a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/2012/sgmessage.shtml">UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s 2012 message</a>

Related feature: [Pagelink infos="The United Nations System: Working Together to Empower Rural Women"]

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<h3 id="w_united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change-unfccc">United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)</h3>
See a video message UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres.

[embed width="300" height="200"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB2ysM7aEro[/embed]

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<h3 id="w_un-women">UN Women</h3>
[embed width="300" height="200"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzPAu2_VQlw[/embed]
<h2 id="w_see-also">See also</h2>
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	<li>[Pagelink infos="Rural Women and Development"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="United Nations Womenwatch"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Women and Agriculture"]</li>
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<h2 id="w_references">References</h2>
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<h2 id="w_external-links">External links</h2>
<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/2012/">International Women's Day website</a>

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