This year’s International Women’s Day is inspired by the theme of ‘Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.’ This goes to the heart of UNESCO’s mission. We work to strengthen the bridges between education, training, science and technology and the labour market in order to promote equal opportunity to decent employment. This starts early, with quality education for all girls and young women from the primary to the tertiary level. It continues with vocational training and education for women who have not acquired basic skills. It proceeds with creating positive role models and career tracks – especially in such areas as science and technology.

今年国际妇女节弘扬的主题是“平等接受教育、培训和利用科技的权利：妇女通往体面工作之路”。这正是教科文组织的核心使命。我们努力加强教育、培训、科技与劳动市场之间的衔接，从而促进平等的体面就业机会。为此需要从更早期入手，为所有女孩和女青年提供从小学到大学阶段有质量的教育。要继续为没有掌握基本技能的妇女提供职业培训与教育，并进而树立积极的表率模式和职业途径--尤其是在科技等领域。

These goals guide UNESCO’s work in leading the Education for All initiative. They inspire our partnership with L’Oreal to promote women in scientific research. They explain our work in Pakistan to support income generation for women after the floods of 2010 and to increase literacy among women in Afghanistan.

这些目标引导着教科文组织牵头开展全民教育活动，也激励我们与欧莱雅开展合作，促进妇女开展科学研究。正是为了这些目标，我们在2010年洪灾后与巴基斯坦一起支持为妇女开展创收活动，以及努力让更多的阿富汗妇女扫盲。

UNESCO is geared up to do much more – to work with official and private sector partners to provide system-wide policy support for governments, to enhance nonformal education and to open learning opportunities for adult women. UNESCO has real leadership in these areas, and we will make the most of this.

教科文组织已经准备就绪，将为此做更多的工作--与官方和私营部门合作伙伴一起，向各国政府提供全系统的政策支持，进一步为成年妇女提供非正规教育和开放式学习的机会。教科文组织在这些领域可以发挥切实的领导作用，我们将充分利用这一机会。

Without basic skills, decent work has become a distant dream for too many women. The worlds of science and technology – so important for our lives today – remain beyond the reach of most. Human rights are being violated. Tremendous talents are being lost. This International Women’s’ Day is a chance for us all to address these challenges. In times of economic difficulty, there is no better investment.

对许多没有基本技能的妇女来说，要想得到体面的工作那是一个遥远的梦想。对我们今天的生活如此重要的科技世界，大部分人却依然可望而不可及。人权还在受到侵犯。大量的人才在流失。今年的国际妇女节使我们所有人有机会来应对这些挑战。在经济困难时期，这就是最好的投资。