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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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"Sharing the Caring for the Future" - A Baltimore City Celebration of International Women's Day 2009
FOR the purpose of dedicating the day of March 8, 2009 in Baltimore City in honor of the world's women and joining the United Nations General Assembly and its Member States in celebration of International Women's Day to recognize that peace and social progress require the active participation and equality of women and to acknowledge the contribution of women to international peace and security.
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The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. Since then the UN has helped create a historic legacy of internationally-agreed strategies, standards, programs and goals to advance the status of women world wide. Over the years, the UN and its technical agencies have promoted the participation of women as equal partners with men in achieving sustainable development, peace, security, and full respect for human rights, and the empowerment of women continues to be a central feature of the UN's efforts to address social, economic, and political challenges across the globe.
From the days of suffragettes to the modern Y generation of young women, the world has changed greatly for women. The treatment for women, howev...
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