In celebration of International Women's Day, the Tunisian Mothers Organization (TMO) organized an international panel of Tunisian, Arab and AFrican women at the UNCSW in New York. The event will be chaired by Saida Agrebi and is an attempt to promote women's rights across the Arab and African communities. According to a statement from the organizers, the panel, under the title, “Together we meet challenges,” after Tunisian President Ben Ali's electoral campaign slogan, took place on March 5, and showcased women success stories and experiences of good practices. The event was to be followed by an invitation to a Tunisian cultural event, which was to be the occasion for TMO to celebrate the chairing of the Arab Women's Organization (AWO) by Tunisia's First Lady, Leila Ben Ali. The cultural event featured a Tunisian traditional handicraft and food product exhibition and was held on the same day at the Tunisian Mission in New York. BM