Let us celebrate International Women’s Day 2022: “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”...

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a celebration and focal point in the women's rights movement bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women (UN Women, 2022).

The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2022 (IWD 2022) is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all (UN Women, 2022).

Advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis and disaster risk reduction is one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century. The issues of climate change and sustainability have had and will continue to have, severe and lasting impacts on our environment, economic and social development (UN Women, 2022).

Women are increasingly being recognized as more vulnerable to climate change impacts than men, as they constitute the majority of the world’s poor and are more dependent on the natural resources which climate change threatens the most. At the same time, women and girls are effective and powerful leaders and change-makers for climate adaptation and mitigation. They are involved in sustainability initiatives around the world, and their participation and leadership results in more effective climate action. Without gender equality today, a sustainable future, and an equal future, remains beyond our reach (UN Women, 2022).

The official UN Observance of International Women’s Day under this year's theme will be marked by a virtual event on Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 10–11.30 a.m. EST. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly, the Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Executive Director of UN Women, as well as gender equality and climate change activists and celebrities will be participating. The event will be followed by a panel discussion and musical performances.

Let us on this day and forevermore celebrate women together as one!
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https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/announcement/2021/12/internatio…
https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/events/2022/02/international…
https://sdg.iisd.org/events/international-womens-day-2022/
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/