UNESCO celebrates International Women's Day 2011 The Division for Gender Equality of the Office of the Director-General, is organizing a series of events, in collaboration with a diverse range of partners, to celebrate International Women's Day.

 

Every year in March, UNESCO celebrates International Women’s Day (March 8) by hosting a flagship programme, consisting of round-tables, conferences, exhibitions and cultural events that highlight issues relating to the empowerment of women and the promotion of gender equality.

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Message of the UNESCO Director-General for the International Women’s Day - (ODG/GE) You will find hereafter and enclosed (in pdf format) the Message of the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day

Conference – "Launch of the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2011: The Hidden Crisis: Armed Conflict and Education" - (ODG/GE) 8 March 2011 - 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., Room II On 8 March, will take place the Headquarters Launch of the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2011 “ The Hidden Crisis: Armed Conflict and Education", with a presentation of findings from the Report. Chaired by the Director-General, Ms Irina Bokova. The launch of the Global Monitoring Report 2011 will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the International Women’s Day (IWD), for which the theme chosen this year by the United Nations is "Equal Access to Education, Training, and Science and Technology: Pathway to Decent Work".

Musical evening: concert with international artists - (ODG/GE) 8 March 2011, 6.30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Room I Musical evening with two international artists : Kareyce Fotso and Geta Burlacu. Organised in cooperation with the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie - OIF.

Round Table – “Women’s Empowerment – Social, Educational and Cultural Leadership”. - (ODG/GE) 9 March 2011, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Room IV The Round Table will focus on women’s leadership skills in the social, educational and cultural areas in Thailand.

Musical evening: concert with Missa Johnouchi - (ODG/GE) 9 March 2011, 6.00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Room I Musical evening with Miss Johnouchi, UNESCO Artist for Peace. Organized in collaboration with the World Heritage Torch-Run Concert and with the support of the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO

Special event – “A Talk with the Artists” - (ODG/GE) 10 March 2011, 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Room IV Within the framework of their exhibition “Women at Work, Women’s Lives”, some of the participating artists will give us an opportunity to better understand the rationale of the exhibition which pays tribute to women’s strength and courage while facing poverty and oppression.

Round Table – “Matriarchal Societies Around the World”. - (ODG/GE) 11 March 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Room IV The Round Table will focus on the promotion of women’s empowerment and gender equality in some of the matriarchal contexts around the world as photographed by HRH Princess Beatriz von Hohenlohe.

Artistic exhibitions - (ODG/GE) Global inauguration of the artistic exhibitions with the artists of the following countries : Brazil, Egypt, Gabon, Lebanon, Thailand and USA. Organised in cooperation with the Permanent Delegations of the above-mentioned countries. By invitation only

Poetry readings - (ODG/GE) 11 March 2011 - Room Miro III - From 1.30 p.p. to 3.00 p.m. Four actresses, authors and musicians – spokeswomen of their time – are bringing together their talents to depict women’s realities and the roles some of them have been playing through time.