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Africa: International Women's Day, 2025 - the Quest for a Female UN Secretary-General: Assessing the Probability

International Women’s Day 2025 will focus on the theme 'For ALL Women and Girls: Rights,' emphasizing gender equality and empowerment, as reported by the United Nations.
Only 30 women serve as Heads of State and/or Government as of November 2024, highlighting a persistent gender disparity in leadership roles.
The chance of selecting a female UN Secretary-General in 2026 is estimated at 40%, according to the UN Security Council's voting dynamics.
Women currently represent only 23.3% of Cabinet members worldwide and approximately 28.2% in the U.S. Congress, underscoring a significant gender disparity in global leadership.

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Celebrating African women and girls on International Women’s Day 2025

The United Nations’ theme for this year’s Women’s Day celebration is ‘For All Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment.” This year also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, for women’s and girls’ rights. Since 1995, the call for gender equality in society has increased and many voices from various parts of the world have joined in this call. Read all

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Africa: International Women's Day, 2025 - the Quest for a Female UN Secretary-General: Assessing the Probability

New York -- The United Nations has chosen "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment." as the theme for International Women's Day on March 8, 2025. This theme emphasizes the importance of equal rights, power, and opportunities for all women and girls, urging action to create a feminist future where no one is left behind.

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International Women’s Day, 2025The Quest for a Female UN Secretary-General: Assessing the Probability

The United Nations has chosen “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” as the theme for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025. This theme emphasizes the importance of equal rights, power, and opportunities for all women and girls, urging action to create a feminist future where no one is left behind. The UN …

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Gender-based Violence and Women’s Health - Daily Trust

By Sylvester Ojenagbon March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), which will be celebrated this year under the theme “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This theme emphasises the need for actions that unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all and envisions a feminist future where no one is left behind. The 2025 IWD campaign theme is “Accelerate Action.” This underscores the urgency of accelerating efforts to el…

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Pleebo Erupts in Celebration and Call to Action for International Women's Day - Global News Network Liberia - Global News Network

By Christian Appleton March 8, 2025 – Pleebo City, Maryland County – Pleebo City resonated with the powerful message of “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment” as it hosted a vibrant and impactful celebration of International Women’s Day. The event, marked by a spirited parade and a compelling indoor program at Pleebo City Hall, underscored the community’s dedication to advancing gender equality. The day’s festivities, masterful…

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UNAIDS calls for rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls on International Women’s Day

Courtesy of internationalwomensday.com GENEVA, Switzerland, March 10th, 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Ahead of International Women’s Day, 8 March, UNAIDS calls for renewed efforts in support of gender equality to facilitate increased and accelerated access to HIV services for women and girls. Great progress has been made in preventing new HIV infections among women and girls in the past two decades. The rate of new HIV infections declined…

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