Dar es Salaam, March 8 -- DAR ES SALAAM: AS Tanzania joins the rest of the world to mark International Womens Day today, the country has made remarkable strides in addressing key issues identified as critical for women in the Beijing Platform for Action including empowering the group to play a vital role in national development.

This year International Womens Day coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action which was adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995 under the leadership and dedication of a Tanzanian diplomat and advocate for womens rights Gertrude Mongella, who was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Beijing Conference.

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