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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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** Gender, climate and security: Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change
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[link removed] COVID-19 layers crisis upon crisis in communities affected by climate change and conflict, gender-responsive action is urgently needed. This report offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how gender, climate, and security are inextricably linked. Read more » ([link removed])
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* Press Release: Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change and security crises, urges joint UN report ([link removed])
** WHAT OUR LEADERS ARE SAYING
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** Unstereotype Alliance and World Federation of Advertisers call on the ad industry to fight racism and inequality
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"We face a moment of opportunity, made even more urgent by the impacts of COVID-19, to successfully rebuild societies that offer justice and safety to everyone. This industry has so much power to influence the beliefs that shape our society. I urge you to act now and not to waste your privileged position in society." - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director of UN Women and Chair of the Unstereotype Alliance, and Stephan Loerke, CEO, World Federation of Advertisers and founding member of the Unstereotype Alliance, call on ad agencies to champion equality and fight racism in advertising and media. Read more » ([link removed])
** IN THE NEWS HEADLINES
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[link removed] Financial Times: What is the impact of the coronavirus pandemic? Global experts answer the big questions ([link removed])
Video Interview with UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
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Video Interview with UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér
[link removed] Figaro: «Nous n'avons pas la capacité de traiter des milliers de personnes en réanimation», pour la directrice de ONU femmes à Dakar ([link removed])
Video Interview with UN Women Regional Director of West and Central Africa Oulimata Sarr
** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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Gender-based violence services Across the Pacific, crisis centres respond to COVID-19 amid natural disasters ([link removed])
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Budgets Municipalities in North Macedonia lead gender budgeting and planning efforts during the pandemic ([link removed])
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Public policies Anti-corruption response to COVID-19 must include women ([link removed])
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** ISSUE SPOTLIGHT
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The varied impacts Voices of Palestinian women under COVID-19 lockdown ([link removed])
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Natural disasters Women confront the dual impact of a pandemic and a tropical cyclone ([link removed]) #[link removed]
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The COVID-19 shadow pandemic: Domestic violence in the world of work: A call to action for the private sector ([link removed])
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Regular resources enable a flexible and fast response to the COVID-19 pandemic ([link removed])
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** SOCIAL MEDIA
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** Celebrate Pride and support LGBTIQ+
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