“International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 was successfully celebrated in Honiara at the HCC area, Monday.
It originally falls on Sunday 8th March 2020 but was moved to be celebrated on Monday.
“International Women’s Day is an event celebrated worldwide. This is an opportunity for women to come together and be recognized, to highlight their positive contributions to society and to celebrate with the community as equal members.
“The theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) 2020 is, "We are Generation Equality: Access to Equal Rights".
“The theme is aligned with UN Women’s new multi-generational campaign on Generation Equality which marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
“Adopted in 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, the Beijing Platform for Action is recognized as the most progressive roadmap for the empowerment of women and girls everywhere.”
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