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Montevideo, March 30th 2026 - 23:12 UTC

Tag: International Women's Day

  • Monday, March 9th 2026 - 10:56 UTC

    Women’s Day rallies in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay focused on femicide, austerity and public funding

    With banners reading “Not all of us made it” and “Not one more daughter, not one more broken mother,” they denounced the daily femicides in Mexico City

    International Women’s Day rallies in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay this weekend produced a shared Southern Cone agenda: opposition to gender-based violence, demands for sustained public policies and warnings about the impact of economic strain and state cutbacks on women’s lives. In Brazil, the message centered on rising femicide; in Argentina, on a strike-backed protest against President Javier Milei’s austerity drive; and in Uruguay, on demands for more funding to enforce gender-violence laws and renewed attention to vicarious violence.

  • Sunday, March 8th 2026 - 16:28 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly marks International Women’s Day with inclusive message

    “Today is not about singling out the few; rather it is vitally important to be inclusive to all,” Gould and Roberts said in the short public message issued by the Office of the Legislative Assembly.

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked International Women’s Day on March 8 with a message centered on broad recognition of women across the community, in a statement signed by MLAs Dot Gould and Cheryl Roberts. In the text, the lawmakers thanked “mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, colleagues, and neighbours” for bringing “strength, care, and inspiration” to life in the Islands.

  • Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 09:09 UTC

    FAO officially launches 2026 as the International Year of the Women Farmer

    In the Falklands a woman shearer with her tidy accomplishment

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign aimed at recognizing women’s indispensable yet often overlooked contributions to global agri-food systems and to galvanize efforts to close persistent gender gaps.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Women’s rights to be championed by appointment of new UK Special Envoy

    Harriet Harman is to champion gender equality worldwide as new UK Special for Women and Girls.

    The UK Foreign Secretary has appointed Harriet Harman as the new UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls. She will begin her appointment on International Women’s Day, Saturday 8 March 2025.

  • Saturday, March 8th 2025 - 13:23 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly marks International Women’s Day

    Falklands elected Legislative Assembly, the Islands autonomous government, has two women among its eight members, MLA Teslyn Barkman and MLA Leona Roberts (Pic FB)

    As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has taken the opportunity to celebrate and recognize the contributions of women and girls within the community.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2024 - 08:55 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly Celebrates International Women’s Day

    Falklands elected Legislative Assembly, the Islands autonomous government, has two women among its eight members, MLA Teslyn Barkman and MLA Leona Roberts (Pic FB)

    On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly proudly joins the global community in celebrating the achievements and contributions of women around the world. This annual observance serves as a reminder of the ongoing journey towards gender equality and the empowerment of women in all aspects of society, both locally and internationally.

  • Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Women mobilize for their rights around the world: “it will take 300 years” to achieve equality

    In Uruguay, the only Uruguayan trade union center, PIT-CNT, called for the first time a 24-hour national strike for women only. Photo: Gastón Britos / Foco Uy

    Thousands of women will take to the streets of the world Wednesday to denounce a global offensive against their rights and demand an end to discrimination and femicides, on the rise in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.

  • Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 23:49 UTC

    UN: women spend more than three times as much time on domestic and care work as men

    At the end of 2020, around 118 million Latin American women were living in poverty, 23 million more than in 2019, according to ECLAC. Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    This March 8, on the occasion of International Women's Day, the UN established the theme “Gender equality today, for a sustainable tomorrow”. In order to “move towards achieving sustainable development, responding to the climate crisis we face, managing and reducing disaster risk and strengthening the resilience of all women, leaving no one behind”.

  • Friday, March 8th 2019 - 10:17 UTC

    Not much to celebrate on Women's Day in Spain

    Last March 8, hundreds of thousands joined the country's first women's strike in protest at inequality between the sexes. One year on, the mood is different.

    Global campaigners are showcasing events to mark Women's Day on Friday (March 8) with the slogan 'a balanced world is a better world' - but in Spain, the gender equality debate is sowing divisions that appear deeper than ever.

  • Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 11:21 UTC

    The UN Secretary-General’s Message on International Women’s Day

    More than a billion women around the world lack legal protection against domestic sexual violence said UN Secretary-General’

    We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin America to Europe to Asia, on social media, on film sets, on the factory floor and in the streets, women are calling for lasting change and zero tolerance for sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds.

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