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United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace / International Women’s Day

UN materials explain that the General Assembly adopted resolution 32/142 in 1977 inviting States to proclaim a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, while the United Nations observes International Women’s Day on 8 March.

Date / rule8 March in UN observance practice; resolution 32/142 allowed Member States to select an annual day
ScopeUnited Nations / women’s-rights observance history
VerificationUn Observance History Verified
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace / International Women’s Day?

UN materials explain that the General Assembly adopted resolution 32/142 in 1977 inviting States to proclaim a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, while the United Nations observes International Women’s Day on 8 March.

Date and recurrence

8 March in UN observance practice; resolution 32/142 allowed Member States to select an annual day

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United Nations / women’s-rights observance history. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace

Classification

Topic and context

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Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

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Provenance

Sources

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  1. United Nations — International Women’s Day backgroundUn Observance
  2. United Nations — International Women’s DayUn Observance
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace / International Women’s Day?

8 March in UN observance practice; resolution 32/142 allowed Member States to select an annual day The stored recurrence guidance is: UN practice centers on 8 March, while resolution 32/142 permits Member States to select an annual day.

Does United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace / International Women’s Day fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace / International Women’s Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United Nations / women’s-rights observance history. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace / International Women’s Day?

The stored designation basis is: UN materials explain that the General Assembly adopted resolution 32/142 in 1977 inviting States to proclaim a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, while the United Nations observes International Women’s Day on 8 March.. Supporting provenance includes United Nations — International Women’s Day background. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace / International Women’s Day international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: United Nations / women’s-rights observance history. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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