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International Women's Day is a day when women are recognised for their achievements, without regards for divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political.

The theme for 2010 is "Empowering Women to End Poverty by 2015".

In 2000, Government Leaders from around the world came together and agreed on a powerful agenda for a global partnership to fight poverty - the Millennium Development Goals. Central to the achievement of these goals is gender equality. Despite there being one specific goal of gender equality (Goal 3), without progress towards the empowerment of women, none of the other goals will be able to be achieved.

Women disproportionately suffer the burden of poverty, are victims of widespread discrimination and put their lives at risk every time they become pregnant.

In 2010, International Women's Day is about recognising women's contributions, realising and protecting their rights, raising public awareness about the centrality of gender equality to the achievement of the MDG's and discussing practical ways that the MDG's can be achieved over the next 5 years.

When:  08 March 2010

Time:  All Day!

Where:  All around the world!