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From: UN Wire <un_wire@smartbrief.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Subject: Happy International Women's Day!

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	March 8, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Women's Day theme the daily focus at Girl Up "Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures," this year's theme for International Women's Day, is the year-round rallying call of the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign, which gives American girls the possibility to help adolescent girls around the world. "This day brings the issues facing women and girls around the world to center stage," writes Kathy Calvin, CEO of the UN Foundation, and "there is still much to be done to solve the problems women and girls face in many parts of the world." Care2.com (3/7)      UN's Amos visits Syrian city amid diplomatic push  Corporate farm plan could revolutionize India  Women are at risk around the globe  Clampdown on illegal logging in Cameroon  Corruption is undoing U.S. effort in Afghanistan  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security Happy International Women's Day! Today and every day, we work for change FOR women BY women. Join us! unfoundation.org/women #IWD" @unfoundation "Happy International Women's Day, everyone. We have a suite of posts in store to commemorate the occasion. We will kick off the festivities here on UN Dispatch with two items from our friends at the UN Foundation and one excellent list from Women Deliver." UN Dispatch

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Visit the home page for International Women's Day  which has been celebrated on March 8th for 100 years

In 1948 the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Please don't refer to girls and women as "guys."