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** WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Contents:
* I am Generation Equality: Lee Mi-kyung, overseas aid administrator and women’s rights activist
* Announcement: Generation Equality Forum postponed
* From where I stand: “I am fearful for smaller countries that have limited resources during COVID-19”
* Gender equality starts with you: Nine ways you can keep up your activism from your couch
* I am Generation Equality: Ibtsam Sayeed Ahmed, champion for women, education and disability rights
* Take five: “We need to have a common vision and ideology to advocate for the rights of all women and girls with one voice”
* Press release: Greater support needed for working families as COVID-19 takes hold




** I am Generation Equality: Lee Mi-kyung, overseas aid administrator and women’s rights activist ([link removed])
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Apr 03, 2020 03:50 pm
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Lee Mi-kyung is President of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). She served five terms as Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea from 1996 to 2016, and was Standing Vice-Chairperson and Representative of Korea Women’s Association United from 1987 to 1996.
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** Announcement: Generation Equality Forum postponed ([link removed])
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Apr 03, 2020 10:03 am
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As the situation surrounding COVID-19 evolves, the number of people around the world affected by this disease continues to increase. In light of this crisis, the Generation Equality Forum will be postponed until the first half of 2021. The new dates will be announced in the coming months.
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** From where I stand: “I am fearful for smaller countries that have limited resources during COVID-19” ([link removed])
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Apr 01, 2020 02:27 pm
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Ryancia Henry is originally from Antigua and Barbuda, she moved four months ago to Montecito, California, to take up the position of Director of Housekeeping, managing a team of 60 people, at a hotel that has now closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. With international travel disrupted, and movement restrictions within the United States of America, Ryancia is among millions of workers in the hospitality industry considering what the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be on her, her staff, her family and her friends.
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** Gender equality starts with you: Nine ways you can keep up your activism from your couch ([link removed])
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Mar 31, 2020 02:50 pm
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As everyone does their part to slow the spread of COVID-19 by practicing social distancing and isolation, we’re sharing some of the best ways we know to support gender equality in your homes and in the world, without leaving the safety of your own home, or your couch.
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** I am Generation Equality: Ibtsam Sayeed Ahmed, champion for women, education and disability rights ([link removed])
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Mar 31, 2020 01:27 pm
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Ibtsam Sayeed Ahmed, 40, is a Syrian refugee enrolled as an incentive-based volunteer in the UN Women Oasis Center, in Za'atari refugee camp, Jordan. She is actively empowering women, youth and people with disabilities to stand up for that rights and pursue their education.
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** Take five: “We need to have a common vision and ideology to advocate for the rights of all women and girls with one voice” ([link removed])
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Mar 30, 2020 04:09 pm
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Getrude Mligo, 23, was born two years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. As a high school student in Songea region of Tanzania, the gender inequalities she saw in her community, especially child marriages that forced girls out of school, prompted her to look back to the 1995 blueprint and begin asking questions. In 2020, Mligo participated in a UN Women mentorship programme as part of UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign, in partnership with Plan International, which paired her with UN Women Representative in Tanzania, Hodan Addou. In this interview, Mligo shares what it means to be a champion for Generation Equality.
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** Press release: Greater support needed for working families as COVID-19 takes hold ([link removed])
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Mar 30, 2020 10:29 am
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its exponential growth, a technical note from UNICEF, ILO and UN Women on family-friendly policies and other good workplace practices in the context of COVID-19 shows that it is essential to support working families to minimize negative consequences for children.
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