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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 27549, member: 2262"] President Ruto spoke up today to support women and girls across Kenya. He wants everyone to know that his government firmly backs equal rights and fair treatment. This helps create a better country where more people can succeed together. Ruto promised his team would keep fighting to remove obstacles facing women. They plan to create more chances for success and build places where all women can grow strong, take charge, and reach their dreams. He gave special thanks to women who build strong families, run businesses, create new ideas, and lead communities forward. March 8 is International Women's Day each year. People worldwide celebrate this day to recognize the important contributions women make to society in social work, business growth, government leadership, and cultural development. The 2025 theme focuses on "For All Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment." This message highlights how important basic rights and fair chances are for everyone. When all women and girls can fully participate, we move closer to a fair future for all people everywhere. The celebration began in the early 1900s. The first official Women's Day was celebrated in 1911 across several European countries, including Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. German organizers picked March 8 as the date in 1914, probably because it fell on a Sunday that year. The United Nations officially made the celebration official in 1975. Two years later, it invited all member countries to set aside any day to celebrate women's rights and peace. Each nation could choose dates that matched its history and traditions. This year marks thirty years since the Beijing Declaration. This important agreement came from the Fourth World Conference on Women held in China in 1995. Representatives from 189 different governments approved this plan. The Beijing Declaration remains the most forward-thinking and widely supported plan for protecting women's and girls' rights worldwide. Its guidelines continue to help governments create better policies for gender equality today. [/QUOTE]

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