UN chief: now is time for gender equality

President of the United Nations General Assembly Miroslav Lajcak addresses an observance of International Women's Day under the theme "Time Is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women's lives" at UN headquarters in New York, March 8, 2018. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for action to empower women and girls on the occasion of International Women's Day. (Xinhua/UN Photo/Manuel Elias)