Special events on the occasion of the International Women s Day ( 8 March ) Commemorative meeting on the theme `` Empower rural women - - End hunger and poverty '' ( followed by a panel discussion ) ( organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) ) Wednesday , 7 March 2012 , from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in Conference Room 4 ( NLB ) .