UNESCO Celebrates International Women's Day - 8 March 2005 Every year on 8 March, both at and away from Headquarters, UNESCO celebrates International Women’s Day, a flagship event which highlights at the international level questions relating to the empowerment of women and the promotion of gender equality.

 
This year, in connection with the celebrations of International Women’s Day and the 10th anniversary of the World Conference on Women in Beijing (China), UNESCO has decided to organize throughout the month a series of events at Headquarters, which aim to draw the public’s attention to a variety of themes concerning women.

PROGRAMME of EVENTS in Headquarters

International Women's Day in UNESCO Field Offices