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** COVID-19 Gender Update
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** TOP PICKS
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Video: Five women on the front lines ([link removed])
As front-line responders, health professionals, community volunteers, scientists and more, women are at the heart of pandemic's care and response efforts every day. Watch: English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed])
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Explainer: How COVID-19 impacts women and girls ([link removed])
A profound shock to our societies and economies, the pandemic underscores society’s reliance on women both on the front line and at home, while simultaneously exposing structural inequalities across every sphere. Explore these impacts » ([link removed])
** IN THE NEWS HEADLINES
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[link removed] World "The Newsmakers": How to Tackle the Domestic Violence Surge During Coronavirus Lockdowns ([link removed])
Video interview with UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
BBC Arabic: UN Women Arab States Regional Director a.i., Moez Doraid, speaks about the impact of COVID-19 for women in Libya ([link removed])
Interview with Moez Doraid, UN Women Regional Director for the Arab States
[link removed] EFE: ONU: es necesario incluir a las mujeres afectadas por COVID-19 en bonos sociales ([link removed])
Interview with Maria-Noel Vaeza, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean
** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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Counselling From where I stand: "I want to still be there to give mental and emotional support.” ([link removed])
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Violence prevention Take five: As Haiti battles COVID-19, services to protect women and girls with disabilities are critical ([link removed])
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Legal assistance
Take five: COVID-19 will pass, but will anything change in the protection system? ([link removed])
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Community support From where I stand: “The COVID-19 crisis has completely changed my life” ([link removed])
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** ISSUE SPOTLIGHT
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Poverty COVID-19 exposes the harsh realities of gender inequality in slums ([link removed])
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Disabilities In the words of Sylvia Karungi: "Life has been so challenging with social distancing" ([link removed])
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Employment Improving livelihoods, remaining resilient in the face of Covid-19 ([link removed])
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Humanitarian crises Take five: “Women are often an after-thought” ([link removed])
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** PUBLICATIONS
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** Justice for women amidst COVID-19
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[link removed] COVID-19 pandemic escalates threats to women’s access to justice, according to a new joint report released 21 May by UN Women, IDLO, UNDP, UNODC, The World Bank and Pathfinders for Justice, and supported by The Elders. Read the report » ([link removed])
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* Press Release: COVID-19 sparks urgency around justice for women, new report calls for action ([link removed])
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BRIEF: Prevention: Violence against women and girls and COVID-19 ([link removed]) [link removed]
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BRIEF: The Impact of COVID-19 on older persons ([link removed]) [link removed]
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** GET INSPIRED
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Ten things you can learn from women’s resilience that will help you stay strong in the time of COVID-19 ([link removed])
** SOCIAL MEDIA
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** Unpaid care work: Your daily load and why it matters
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