Today, woman around the world are celebrating International Women's Day. U.N. agencies are calling for greater efforts to ensure gender equality and end hunger and poverty.
In Pictures: International Women's Day
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Yemeni women take part in a protest marking the International Women's Day in front of the U.N. building in Sana'a, Yemen, March 8, 2017.
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Women throw flowers as they attend a protest during the International Women's Day, outside the Parliament building in Warsaw, Poland, March 8, 2017.
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Social activists protest in front of the Health Ministry to demand the end of violence against women and better health care for women, as the world celebrates "International Women's Day" in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 8, 2017.
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Merylee, 26, is a soldier in Nice, France. "The parity in the army already exists, it is the uniform that takes precedence over gender," she said, Feb. 23, 2017.