03/09/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/08/2021 22:38
2021 International Women s Day
This year s theme for the International Day,
Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world , celebrates the incredible efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNESCO New Delhi joins its voice to that of the entire UN family in India by celebrating 2021 International Women s Day.
International Women s Day is an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women s empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world.