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** COVID-19 Gender Update
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[link removed] the latest updates on COVID-19 and gender equality, visit UN Women's dedicated In Focus pages:
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** TOP PICKS
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** UN Women response to COVID-19 crisis
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[link removed] Women has developed rapid and targeted responses to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women and girls and ensure that the long-term recovery benefits them. As part of the broader UN-wide response, UN Women's response includes policy advice and programmatic interventions globally focusing on five priorities.
Priority areas:
* Gender-based violence, including domestic violence, is mitigated and reduced
* Social protection and economic stimulus packages serve women and girls
* People support and practise equal sharing of care work
* Women and girls lead and participate in COVID-19 response planning and decision-making
* Data and coordination mechanisms include gender perspectives
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** IN THE NEWS HEADLINES
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[link removed]: We cannot allow COVID-19 to reinforce the digital gender divide ([link removed])
Joint Op-Ed written by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Plan International CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen
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Video interview featuring Maria-Noel Vaeza, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean
** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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Her businesses shut by COVID-19, a woman in Philippines turns to helping others stay safe despite personal risk ([link removed])
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Youth volunteers combat online misinformation on COVID-19 in Arab States ([link removed])
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From where I stand: “Stay home and stay safe—but what if home is where she feels unsafe?” ([link removed])
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Video: How UN Women is supporting women roadside vendors in Cameroon ([link removed])
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** ISSUE SPOTLIGHT
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Instagram story: Shadow Pandemic - Violence against women and girls ([link removed])
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From where I stand: “Domestic workers should also be entitled to a salary during times of crisis” ([link removed])
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Shortage of food and water challenge the prevention of the Coronavirus in Brazil’s largest indigenous reserve ([link removed])
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** PUBLICATIONS
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Brief: COVID-19 and ensuring safe cities and safe public spaces for women and girls ([link removed])
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Brief: Online and ICT-facilitated violence against women and girls during COVID-19 ([link removed])
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** SOCIAL MEDIA
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** [link removed] Periods don’t wait for the crisis to end.
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