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International Day Of Rural Women

The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new International Day, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18 December 2007, “enhances agriculture and rural development, Recognizes the important role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.”

For this reason, the resolution urges Member States to work together with the United Nations and civil society organizations to implement measures that can improve the lives of rural women, including those in indigenous communities.

Governments and society need to pay attention to and invest in their needs, advance the political and socio-economic empowerment of rural women, and support their full and equal participation in decision-making at all levels. They should take this into account in their policies, develop specific support programs and advisory services to promote rural women’s economic skills in banking, modern business, and financial processes, and provide microcredit and other financial and business services. Laws should be made to ensure that rural women are given full and equal rights of ownership of land and other property.

All these commitments are monitored, complied with, and supported by the United Nations through several agencies such as UN Women, FAO, ILO, the World Bank, or IFAD, which approach the goals and measures identified in the resolution with different approaches.