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Inspirational Women in Geneva Working for the Environment
As part of the International Women's Day 2016, and at the initiative of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat, a call for nominations for Geneva-based inspirational women working to protect the environment took place and an exhibition celebrating their achievements was launched on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. International Women’s Day 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 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”. The idea of this theme is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls – and 4 – Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning. The theme will also focus on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative, and other existing commitments on gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s human rights.
Inspirational women in Geneva working for the environment
As part of the International Women’s Day 2016, and at the initiative of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat, a call for nominations for Geneva-based inspirational women working to protect the environment was launched in February 2016. A total of 160 submissions were received, including women working for inter-governmental, non-governmental, governmental and business organizations, academic institutions and civil society. A committee selected 20 of these inspirational women to be part of an exhibition celebrating their achievements, launched on 8 March 2016, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The exhibition was open until 31 March 2016.
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