KATHMANDU: The International Women’s Day is observed every year throughout the globe on March 8 to celebrate the women’s movement and struggle for equality.
According to the United Nations Women, the theme for International Women’s Day 2020 is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”.
The UN Women has been leveraging the Generation Equality campaign for years.
It aims at “bringing together people of every gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion and country”, in a bid to drive actions that will lead to a “gender-equal world we all deserve”.
This year women’s day will be celebrated in the wake of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which is termed by the UN Women as the “most visionary agenda for women’s rights and empowerment everywhere”.
The body also came out with a report to review the effect of the Beijing Declaration. It reveals “important progress” in areas of education and heath, while other sectors have seen “stagnation and reversals”.
Such a grim picture calls for a stronger movement and a more inclusive march towards equality.
(With inputs from agencies)
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