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** WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Contents:
* Ask a director: What can men in the film industry do to end underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women on screen and behind the camera?
* In Focus: International Youth Day
* In the words of Claudia Macz Chen: “I know the challenges for indigenous girls, I've had to overcome them myself”
* From where I stand: “Young women's inclusion in peacebuilding will create sustainable peace”
* From where I stand: “People said, how are you going to play football, you’re a girl!”
* From where I stand: “We fight prejudices by raising our voices”
* In Focus: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
* Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for International Youth Day, 2019: Transforming education for a new generation of leaders
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Aug 08, 2019 04:12 pm
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Tom Donahue is the acclaimed director of This Changes Everything, a feature-length documentary releasing on Friday, 9 August, uncovering what is beneath the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry. Donahue teamed up with actor and activist Geena Davis, who is the Executive Producer of the film, for a conversation with UN Women.
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** In Focus: International Youth Day ([link removed])
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Aug 08, 2019 02:17 pm
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Youth are the present and the future. Recognize and encourage their energy, skills, and aspirations on International Youth Day.
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** In the words of Claudia Macz Chen: “I know the challenges for indigenous girls, I've had to overcome them myself” ([link removed])
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Aug 08, 2019 02:04 pm
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As a mentor, Claudia Macz Chen, 25, works with girls to encourage their empowerment, self-esteem and continued education in rural and indigenous communities in Guatemala. She attended her first training with the Population Council in the Chisec Municipality when she was 17 and has since honed her leadership and advocacy skills. With UN Women’s support, she participated in the National Women’s Forum, having received training on the monitoring of the Guatemalan Peace Accords.
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** From where I stand: “Young women's inclusion in peacebuilding will create sustainable peace” ([link removed])
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Aug 08, 2019 10:14 am
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At 32, Susan Sebit is an accomplished lawyer and advocate from South Sudan. She works to protect women and children from violence and to ensure the implementation of existing women, peace and security global frameworks.
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** From where I stand: “People said, how are you going to play football, you’re a girl!” ([link removed])
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Aug 08, 2019 10:10 am
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Fathime Tibu, 26, is the youngest female coach of MTG United, the football league for Moving the Goalposts (MTG), a sport for development organization based in Kilifi, Kenya. She recently spoke to UN Women about her own journey, aspirations, and how sport is a powerful tool to empower girls.
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** From where I stand: “We fight prejudices by raising our voices” ([link removed])
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Aug 08, 2019 10:03 am
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Alexandra Tomasevic, 25, is an aspiring journalist, a literature student in Belgrade, Serbia, and she has cerebral palsy. Tomasevic has advocated for children and youth with disabilities since she was a young girl, and is a participant of UN Women’s mentoring programme.
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** In Focus: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples ([link removed])
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Aug 06, 2019 02:45 pm
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On 9 August, UN Women joins indigenous peoples around the world to commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
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** Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for International Youth Day, 2019: Transforming education for a new generation of leaders ([link removed])
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Aug 06, 2019 11:21 am
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In her statement for International Youth Day, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka calls to transform education by making learning accessible to all young people, regardless of their access to a physical classroom and better integrating technology into education, so that girls can connect to educational materials wherever they are.
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