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Contents:
* From where I stand: “It has become impossible to meet daily needs”
* In Myanmar, women work to protect small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic
* Press release: COVID-19 sparks urgency around justice for women, new report calls for action
* COVID-19 exposes the harsh realities of gender inequality in slums
* In the words of Sylvia Karungi: "Life has been challenging with social distancing."
* From where I stand: “The COVID-19 crisis has completely changed my life”
* Explainer: How COVID-19 impacts women and girls
* Ten things you can learn from women’s resilience that will help you stay strong in the time of COVID-19
* Take five: As Haiti battles COVID-19, services to protect women and girls with disabilities are critical
* Take five: COVID-19 will pass, but will anything change in the protection system?




** From where I stand: “It has become impossible to meet daily needs” ([link removed])
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May 22, 2020 01:14 pm
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Esther Macharia, 37, is a single mother and the only breadwinner for herself and her daughter. When the COVID-19 crisis came to Kenya, she lost nearly her entire income as a rideshare driver in Nairobi, as people are no longer requesting rides. Her story reflects the hardship that millions of women now face, as workers with low wages and without safety nets.
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** In Myanmar, women work to protect small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic ([link removed])
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May 22, 2020 10:50 am
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UN Women has been working with other United Nations agencies, partners and the Government to raise public awareness about COVID-19. Initiatives by UN Women’s Sittwe office include providing information geared toward women, helping women get health and social protection services, and ensuring that virus control measures, such as quarantine centres, meet women’s needs and concerns
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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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May 21, 2020 03:14 pm
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A new report documents major challenges to women’s access to justice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and puts forth recommendations to accelerate action and push back against threats to progress.
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** COVID-19 exposes the harsh realities of gender inequality in slums ([link removed])
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May 21, 2020 01:02 pm
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The COVID-19 pandemic is largely concentrated in cities and urban areas, with around 2,600 cities globally reporting at least one case of the disease. While the epicentre of the global health crisis is still Europe and North America, its impact on developing countries may be more devastating, especially for the poorest. The 1 billion+ people living in slums and slum-like settings in developing countries, where population density is high, are those most at-risk and least prepared.
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** In the words of Sylvia Karungi: "Life has been challenging with social distancing." ([link removed])
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May 21, 2020 12:53 pm
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Sylvia Karungi is a member of the National Association of Women with Disabilities in Uganda (NAWODU), an organization for women with disabilities that receives funding from UN Women under the EU spotlight programme. She is also a community Psychologist.
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** From where I stand: “The COVID-19 crisis has completely changed my life” ([link removed])
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May 20, 2020 10:32 am
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Red Cross employee Marijana Tosheva works tirelessly to assist the most vulnerable in North Macedonia. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, she’s been supporting the people with disabilities.
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** Explainer: How COVID-19 impacts women and girls ([link removed])
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May 19, 2020 08:00 pm
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A profound shock to our societies and economies, the COVID-19 pandemic underscores society’s reliance on women both on the front line and at home, while simultaneously exposing structural inequalities across every sphere, from health to the economy, security to social protection. Explore these varied impacts and take a quiz to test your knowledge.
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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])
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May 19, 2020 10:12 am
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During these uncertain and difficult times, we turn to women leaders from around the world for inspiration. They have forged peace when ravaged by war; they have driven innovation despite all odds; and they persisted in the face of challenges and insisted on building a better future.
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** Take five: As Haiti battles COVID-19, services to protect women and girls with disabilities are critical ([link removed])
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May 18, 2020 02:54 pm
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Emanuela Paul is the Rethinking Power Program Coordinator with Beyond Borders/Depase Fwontyè yo. The programme focuses on preventing violence against women and girls, including women and girls with disabilities, in Haiti and implements a project with funding from the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. In light of COVID-19, she explains how her organization has adapted its approach to community mobilization and the dialogues they create in the community.
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** Take five: COVID-19 will pass, but will anything change in the protection system? ([link removed])
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May 18, 2020 02:06 pm
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Meliha Sendic is President of the Center of Women's Rights, a grantee of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, that provides free legal assistance to women, primarily to women survivors of all forms of post-conflict violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). During an online Stakeholder Community Exchange on 16 April 2020 organized by the UN Trust Fund, she shared how her organization has adapted to COVID-19 measures.
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