UN Women launches “One Woman” song in Afghanistan
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The first UN agency theme song “One Woman” was launched during a United Nations-sponsored event linked to the observance of International Women’s Day in Afghanistan.
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan introducing the “One Woman” song.
On Thursday, 28 March, a three-hour event organized by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), took place in the capital Kabul and included the presentation of special awards, a display of artwork and musical performances.
The awards presentation and speeches were followed by an exhibition of artwork by national women artists, with a common theme of portraying the issues and challenges faced by Afghan women. The art exhibition was followed by a musical performance by prominent Afghan women singers.
Opening the musical portion of the event was the screening of the UN Women-produced video of the song “One Woman”, composed specifically for International Women’s Day and launched globally by UN Women Headquarters on 8 March.
Entitled “One Woman: A Song for UN Women”, the song is a musical celebration of women worldwide, featuring 25 artists from 20 countries across the globe. Its lyrics were inspired by stories of women who UN Women has supported.
“‘One Woman’ calls for change and celebrates courage and determination by ordinary women in daily life and the women who make extraordinary contributions to their countries and communities”, UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan Ingibjorg Gisladottir said in introducing the song.
“UN Women dedicates the song today to the Afghan men and women striving for a better life for Afghan women.” she added.
More than 1,000 women were present in the hall during the screening of “One Woman” music video.
Following the screening of the “One Woman” music video, a collection of music video clips were shown, each highlighting issues of women’s rights. These were followed by live performances from a selection of Afghan artists, including two special guests for the occasion, the well-known Afghan singers Wajeha Rastgar and Shehla Zaland. Other performers were: Bahar; Hadiya Rastgar; Farzana Nawabi; female rap singer Sosan Feroz; rap singers Mateen and Farhad from the group 'FM;' and the FACE Off acrobatic group.