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International Women's Day 08/03
Mother Teresa, cradles a baby in a this 1979 file photo.
Associated Press.
Putting women and women’s rights to equality on the global agenda is the moving force behind International Women’s Day.
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Miriam Makeba in Mpumalanga, South Africa 1998.
From the Makeba Collection.
In today's globalised world, women are united in their efforts to achieve equality, peace and development.
This day reminds us that everyone must continue in their endeavours to reach those elusive goals.
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Women building houses The Witsand Squatter Community, Atlantis,
north of Cape Town South Africa.
Photo Susan Winters Cook.
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Woman in a war zone In the city of Najaf, 2004 Iraq.
Photo Joao Silva.
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