Uganda, March 17 -- A part from a few friends who do not know me well, those close friends who know me very well, did not send Women's Day post cards this year, for they know I get quite agitated and edgy around March 8, every year.

To explain a rather complex matter in a few words, I still ask the same question: Why do we still have to put a day on the United Nation's calendar for half of humanity?

When was the last time you checked the list of the days celebrated or remembered on the UN calendar?

If you go through the list you will find almost all human problems and issues appearing there, this includes: prevention of violent extremism and terrorism, elimination of racial discrimination, World Tuberculosis Day, reflecting on genocide...