President, Vice President’s message on 111th International Women’s Day

Kathmandu : President Bidya Devi Bhandari has stressed the need for equal access for women to education, health and employment opportunities to fulfill the goals of gender equality. There is a need to make additional efforts at the implementation level to ensure proportional participation of women in politics and every public sector as guaranteed by the Constitution of Nepal, she said in a message of greetings on the occasion of 111th International Women’s Day.

On the occasion, the President extended the message for happiness, peace and prosperity to all Nepali sisters at home and abroad. “I wish may this day provide additional inspiration and encouragement for rights activists to work actively for gender equality and to ensure rights and respect for all women.”

The theme for Nepal for the Day is “Women’s Security, Respect and Employment: the Basis for Nepal’s Prosperity”.Likewise, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has extended a message of best wishes to all Nepali sisters at home and abroad on the occasion of the 111th International Women’s Day. “I wish may this day bring happiness, peace and prosperity to all Nepali sisters,” he said in the message.

Similarly, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has also expressed his best wishes to all Nepalis women at home and abroad on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. In a message today, Deuba has stated that women in Nepal are still suppressed, suffered and oppressed from the urban to far-flung rural areas. “Violence is the biggest threat to democracy and people’s sovereignty.

Violence is biggest obstacle to the country economic progress,” Deuba mentioned in his message of the best wishes.Deuba has expressed the confidence that the International Women’s Day would help awaken all the citizens to end all kinds of violence against women.