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International Women's Day at Headquarters 8 March to feature Afghan women; Event to be addressed by Laura Bush, First Lady of United States.
M2 PRESSWIRE-8 March 2002-US DOD: International Women's Day at Headquarters 8 March to feature Afghan women; Event to be addressed by Laura Bush, First Lady of United States (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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On Friday, 8 March, the United Nations will observe International Women's Day with a televised event highlighting the status of women and girls in Afghanistan entitled "Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities". The event will feature addresses by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and Laura Bush, the First Lady of the United States. The President of the General Assembly, Han Seung-soo, and the President of the Security Council, Ole Peter Kolby, will also address the opening ceremony. Her Majesty Queen Noor will participate in the panel discussion following the opening ceremony. The event will take place in Conference Room 2 of…
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