Ban Ki-Moon's Women's Day Message

Hundreds of people gathered at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, close to the United Nations building in New York City, for a march organized by UN Women to mark International Women’s Day. About one thousand people took part in the march, which was expected to finish at Times Square.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the New York rally. “When you hold back half of our population, how can we get 100 percent of our potential,” said Ban. "We have to fully respect and use the potential of all of our women. Credit: YouTube/United Nations