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March, 8 at CoESPU:

celebration of International Women’s Day and opening

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session of 8 Gender Protection in Peace Operations

Course

The “8 March” is the International Women's Day: every year this date is celebrated in
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many countries around the world. This special recurrence celebrates all women by
recognizing their
achievements without regard
to divisions, whether
national, ethnic, linguistic,
cultural, religious, economic
or political. International
Women’s Day first emerged
from the activities of labour
movements at the turn of the
twentieth century in North
America and across Europe.
Since those early years, this
special date is a time to reflect
on progress made, to call for
change and to celebrate acts
of courage and determination
by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their
countries and communities.
The 2018 United Nations
(UN) Women’s Celebration
is promoted by the
following slogan: “Time is
now: rural and urban
activists transforming
women’s lives”.
The idea of this theme is to
echoing the priority theme
of the upcoming 62nd
session of the UN
Commission on the Status of
Women that will take place
at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York

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