International Womens Day today
International Womenâs Day today
Published: 09:02 am Mar 08, 2020
Kathmandu, March 7 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has extended greetings to all Nepali women living inside the country and abroad for their happiness, peace and prosperity. She also wished for gender equality, womenâs empowerment and human rights. The president, in her message on the occasion of the 110th International Womenâs Day, which will be observed tomorrow, said, âThe constitution has articulated crucial provisions to guarantee and achieve gender equality, and to eliminate gender discrimination. The Government of Nepal is working actively to implement constitutional, legal provisions, policies and programmes, and the commitments made at the international level to achieve Sustainable Development Goals within 2030.â President Bhandari also expressed her confidence that International Womenâs Day would inspire everyone to make integrated efforts to achieve gender equality and womenâs empowerment. This yearâs theme for the International Womenâs Day is âI am Generation Equality: Realising Womenâs Rightsâ for greater equality. It reflects on accelerating the 2030 agenda and building momentum for effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. It is also a global day celebrating social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun has also extended wishes to all Nepali women for their greater strength to fight gender inequality and gender based violence.