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COVID-19 Gender Update

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Inter-Agency statement on violence against women and girls in the context of COVID-19

It is imperative that practical steps be taken to ensure victims/survivors are safe and receive the support and services that they need now. This includes proactive efforts to integrate measures in all COVID-19 related preparedness and recovery plans to address violence against women and girls and ensure that these efforts are adequately resourced...In solidarity with the Secretary-General, we highlight six critical areas for action. Read more »

Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, on the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter

The words of the Charter resonate now more strongly than ever before. They reiterate our shared work across all parts of the UN ‘to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom’. Today we in UN Women recall and recommit to those aspirations, as we build back better from the consequences of conflict and coronavirus, and engage in concerted efforts for equality and racial justice in all segments of society and in all sectors. Read more »

IN THE NEWS HEADLINES

Lifetime Presents Variety’s Power of Women: Frontline Heroes

Video interview with UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Interview begins at 46')

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Nicole Kidman: "Play your role in ending violence against women"

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FROM THE FRONT LINE

Community-Building I am Generation Equality - Female leadership during COVID-19

Leadership Gulbahor Majidova: Overcoming loss with a determination to help others in Tajikistan

Technology Connected by their phones, women peacebuilders lead COVID-19 prevention efforts across Libya

Crisis Management Women survivors of violence receive vital support from shelters in Kosovo during the pandemic

Economic Resilience UN Women supports Maasai women-led enterprises to respond to COVID-19

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ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES

Pride this year takes place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, movements for racial justice and renewed push on LGBTIQ+ rights in some parts of the world.

PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES

This coming week marks 10 years since UN Women's establishment by the UN General Assembly on 2 July 2010. Working with our partners, we have made strides for gender equality and will continue to work tirelessly towards a better world—one of equality and empowerment for women and girls.

UN Women Annual Report 2019-2020

Regular resources report 2019

Related links

Opening remarks by UN Women Executive Director at the Annual Session of the Executive Board
Annual report social media messages: Trello | Dropbox

COVID-19 and gender monitor

An inter-agency collaboration with inputs from ILO, ITU, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP, WHO and many others, this newly launched data dashboard is a compilation of indicators that will inform gender-responsive policy action on COVID-19. Read more »

SOCIAL MEDIA

Take Pride online with UN Women

This year Pride goes digital, but its activism is as vibrant as ever. Join the celebration online and uphold LGBTIQ+ rights as human rights.

You can find activist highlights from UN Women's Pride Medium blog, activist quotes, and more content in multiple languages in our Trello lists here.

Don’t forget to use the hashtags #PrideMonth, #Pride, and #GlobalPride (27 June).

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