U.S. First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday presented the , marking the 101st anniversary of  . The award winners come from diverse backgrounds. Maryam Durani is a member of 's , and director of the non-profit Khadija Kubra Women’s Association for Culture. Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedois  a member of the  Military police. Zin Mar Aung is a Burmese democracy activist. Jineth Bedoya Lima is a journalist from Colombia. Hana Elhebshi is a political activist from Libya. Aneesa Ahmed is an advocate against gender-based violence in the Maldives and is the Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs. Shad Begum is a human rights activist in  , Pakistan. Samar Badawi is a proponent of women's suffrage in Saudi Arabia. Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih is an advocate for internally displaced persons in  . Safak Pavey is the first disabled woman elected to the Turkish  . Now in its fifth year, 46 women from 34 nations have received the award. International Women’s Day has been observed globally for more than a century to honor the achievements of women. 
U.S. First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday presented the , marking the 101st anniversary of International Women's Day . The award winners come from diverse backgrounds. Maryam Durani is a member of 's , and director of the non-profit Khadija Kubra Women’s Association for Culture. Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedois is a member of the Rio de Janeiro Military police. Zin Mar Aung is a Burmese democracy activist. Jineth Bedoya Lima is a journalist from Colombia. Hana Elhebshi is a political activist from Libya. Aneesa Ahmed is an advocate against gender-based violence in the Maldives and is the Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs. Shad Begum is a human rights activist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan. Samar Badawi is a proponent of women's suffrage in Saudi Arabia. Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih is an advocate for internally displaced persons in Darfur . Safak Pavey is the first disabled woman elected to the Turkish Parliament . Now in its fifth year, 46 women from 34 nations have received the award. International Women’s Day has been observed globally for more than a century to honor the achievements of women. Sister links
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