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Contents:
* Connected by their phones, women peacebuilders lead COVID-19 prevention efforts across Libya
* UN Women Executive Board convenes first virtual Annual Session
* When fathers share the care
* Women refugees on the front lines of COVID-19 response
* Speech: “We must be united to end racism as well as gender inequality”
* Including widows in the work to “build back better” from COVID-19
* New study from the Unstereotype Alliance finds that increased equality for women is essential to a country’s success
* Take Five: “Women leaders around the world have demonstrated successful management of the pandemic”
* As Bangladesh battles COVID-19 and the aftermath of Super Cyclone Amphan, women’s organizations lead their communities through recovery
* Women peace mediators become key actors on the front lines of COVID-19 prevention in refugee settlements in Uganda




** Connected by their phones, women peacebuilders lead COVID-19 prevention efforts across Libya ([link removed])
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Jun 19, 2020 09:53 am
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Separated by their country’s divisions, both geographically and politically, 36 Libyan women have since used their phones to connect, discuss and overcome their differences in the interest of one goal: Peace.
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** UN Women Executive Board convenes first virtual Annual Session ([link removed])
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Jun 18, 2020 04:26 pm
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The UN Women Executive Board will convene for this year’s Annual Session on Monday 22 June to Tuesday 23 June 2020, remotely via the Zoom platform.
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** When fathers share the care ([link removed])
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Jun 18, 2020 12:48 pm
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As COVID-19 impacts parents around the world, sharing the care work is critical. This Palestinian couple living in a refugee camp in Lebanon shows how it’s done.
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** Women refugees on the front lines of COVID-19 response ([link removed])
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Jun 18, 2020 10:57 am
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We’re bringing forward the voices of women refugees who have been on the front lines of the pandemic, and who know the specific needs of their community better than anyone else. From sharing information on how to prevent the virus spread in Bangladesh to sewing protective face masks in Kenya, women refugees have stepped up to protect their communities and they cannot afford to be invisible in recovery plans.
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** Speech: “We must be united to end racism as well as gender inequality” ([link removed])
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Jun 17, 2020 06:00 pm
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Remarks by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police brutality and the violence against peaceful protest during the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council.
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** Including widows in the work to “build back better” from COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Jun 17, 2020 10:27 am
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In a statement for International Widows Day, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka writes: "Widows must not be left out of our work to “build back better” from COVID-19. Let us ensure that our recovery prioritizes their unique needs and supports societies to be more inclusive, resilient and equal for all".
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** New study from the Unstereotype Alliance finds that increased equality for women is essential to a country’s success ([link removed])
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Jun 17, 2020 09:57 am
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Ten countries surveyed in partnership with Kantar demonstrate that harmful gender-based stereotypes and attitudes act as barriers to a more fair and balanced society
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** Take Five: “Women leaders around the world have demonstrated successful management of the pandemic” ([link removed])
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Jun 16, 2020 05:45 pm
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Around the world, women are shining through as outstanding leaders as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates. From Germany to New Zealand and Denmark to Iceland, women leaders have shown clarity in their decisions and policies, they are compassionate, empathetic, strong communicators and they show solidarity. Her Excellency Vjosa Osmani, the first woman assembly president in Kosovo, has been praised for her professionalism in leading the assembly during the crisis. She is a Doctor of Legal Sciences, former professor and mother of two girls.
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** As Bangladesh battles COVID-19 and the aftermath of Super Cyclone Amphan, women’s organizations lead their communities through recovery ([link removed])
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Jun 16, 2020 05:27 pm
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“When the first storm hit, I knew that this time around it would be a bigger challenge for the women in Satkhira. Between a pandemic and a disaster, we didn’t know what to worry about more. But the starting point in helping these communities is to engage women in the response and planning,” said Shampa Goswami, who leads ‘Prerona Nari Unnayan Sanggathan’ (Prerona), a community-based women’s organization in the Satkhira district in the southern tip of...
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** Women peace mediators become key actors on the front lines of COVID-19 prevention in refugee settlements in Uganda ([link removed])
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Jun 15, 2020 04:14 pm
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As the number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda continues to rise, women peace mediators, who resolve community disputes and challenges, have joined the fight against the pandemic in refugee settlements in the districts of Yumbe and Adjumani, bordering South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As of 9 June, Uganda has recorded 646 infections.
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