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Buenos Aires, Mar 8 (EFE).- On International Women's Day in the Americas, women raised their voices in virtual events and on the streets against violence, and for equality and the right to abortion. Argentina on Monday created a state policy in the country shaken by the number of daily femicides. President Alberto Fernández and every provincial governor signed a Federal Agreement for a United Argentina Against Gender Violence, so that "there are no more Úrsulas, so that there are no more Micaelas," in reference two emblematic cases of femicides in the country.After achieving the decriminalization of abortion in December, Argentinians focused their marches on equality and the eradication of violence and the effect that the pandemic has had on women, due to the domestic and child care tasks that have fallen on them. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO). SHOT LIST: A DEMONSTRATION TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Quezon City, Mar 8 (EFE / EPA) .- Dozens of women protested Monday in the Philippines as part of the worldwide protests for International Women's Day to demand an end to gender violence. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA)SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE OFFICES OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY IN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES.
Hundreds of women gather in Central Jakarta to hold a rally marking International Women's Day. IMAGES
Around 20 women gather in Kabul to mark International Women's Day. "Use the international stages, this is the second March 8th under the Taliban governance," said one demonstrator, reading aloud a statement. Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, the United Nations said Wednesday, with authorities effectively trapping them in their homes. IMAGES
Managua, Mar 8 (EFE).- On International Women's Day in the Americas, women raised their voices in virtual events and on the streets against violence, and for equality and the right to abortion. In Nicaragua, dozens of young people carried out a "clandestine" march. Wearing purple scarves, black crosses and Covid masks, they protested inside the Central American University to avoid being captured by police. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS). SHOT LIST: A DEMONSTRATION TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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