--- description: Anne Hathaway will be among the speakers at the UN's International Women's Day celebration title: Watch Live as the United Nations Celebrates International Women's Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0623dbb96e412c2f/6988bd854dd215c64defe0de/united-nations.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [United Nations](/tag/united-nations/) ## United Nations Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live as the United Nations Celebrates International Women's Day by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2017 3:02 PM CUT  The General Assembly Hall of the United Nations in New York City. The General Assembly Hall of the United Nations in New York City.Chris Hondros—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2017 3:02 PM CUT The United Nations is celebrating [International Women’s Day 2017](http://time.com/4694755/international-womens-day-2017-world/ "undefined") with the theme “Women in the Changing World of Work.” Their speakers on Wednesday reflect a fairly wide range of work expertise — from heads of state to stars of Hollywood, with [Anne Hathaway](http://motto.time.com/4654951/anne-hathaway-immigration-ban-instagram/ "undefined") scheduled to speak in her capacity as a Global Goodwill Ambassador. Here is the schedule for the United Nations’ events on Wednesday, which can be live-streamed here. Moderated by Ms. Sade Baderinwa, ABC News Opening musical performance by Ms. Jayna Brown • H.E. Mr. [António Guterres](http://time.com/4415879/qa-with-un-secretary-general-candidate-antonio-guterres/ "undefined"), Secretary-General, United Nations (video message) • H.E. Ms. Amina Mohammad, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations • H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President, 71st Session of the General Assembly • H.E. Mr. Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister of Iceland • H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, President, UN Women Executive Board • Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women • Ms. Casar Jacobson, Disability Activist and Youth Champion • Ms. Anne Hathaway, Global Goodwill Ambassador ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4694983/united-nations-international-womens-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4694983/united-nations-international-womens-day/"},"headline":"Watch Live as the United Nations Celebrates International Women's Day","datePublished":"2017-03-08T15:02:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:43:41.279Z","description":"Anne Hathaway will be among the speakers","url":"https://time.com/4694983/united-nations-international-womens-day/","keywords":["United Nations","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0623dbb96e412c2f/6988bd854dd215c64defe0de/united-nations.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0623dbb96e412c2f/6988bd854dd215c64defe0de/united-nations.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Behind The Scenes At The United Nations","caption":"Behind The Scenes At The United Nations","creditText":"Chris Hondros—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/united-nations/","name":"United Nations"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4694983/united-nations-international-womens-day/","name":"Watch Live as the United Nations Celebrates International Women's Day"}}]}] ```