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NY / NASDAQ UN WOMEN
STORY: NY / NASDAQ UN WOMEN
TRT: 01:12
SOURCE: NASDAQ
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 MARCH 2018, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
1. Wide shot, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Head of UN Women walks up to the podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Head of UN Women:
“UN Women is happy to collaborate with Nasdaq and kick off the series of celebrations today. Because it is truly something to celebrate about how far women have come. I also commend you today for the active work, the active participation that is not only promoting good business but also creating a space for women to find their space where there is money.”
3. Med shot, delegates
4. Various shots, Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq, hands Mlambo-Ngcuka an award
5. Various shots, countdown and closing of Nasdaq’s trading
6. Wide shot, confetti
In celebration of International Women’s Day, marked on 8 March 2018, 63 stock exchanges around the world will host a bell ringing ceremony to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can play in advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The series of 63 events was kicked off in New York today (7 March), with a bell ringing at Nasdaq in collaboration with UN Women. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, will be joined by Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq, to ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell.
SOUNDBITE (English) Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Head of UN Women:
“UN Women is happy to collaborate with Nasdaq and kick off the series of celebrations today. Because it is truly something to celebrate about how far women have come. I also commend you today for the active work, the active participation that is not only promoting good business but also creating a space for women to find their space where there is money.”
Now in its fourth iteration, Ring the Bell for Gender Equality is a partnership between UN Women, UN Global Compact, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, International Finance Corporation, Women in ETFs and World Federation of Exchanges.
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