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Contents:
* Op-ed: Build back better: women at the centre of decision-making
* Advice from activists: Pride is a protest, and marginalized communities must be centre-stage
* Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, on the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter  
* Tech giants partner with UN Women to provide life-saving information to survivors of domestic violence during COVID-19
* UN Women supports Maasai women-led enterprises to respond to COVID-19
* Inter-Agency statement on violence against women and girls in the context of COVID-19
* Women survivors of violence receive vital support from shelters in Kosovo during the pandemic
* Take five: “This year’s Pride is marked by a critical need to not just stand but act in solidarity in seeking racial justice and equality”
* Gulbahor Majidova: Overcoming loss with a determination to help others in Tajikistan
* Op-ed: On the Black Lives Matter protests and other mass demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality
* Opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Annual Session of the Executive Board




** Op-ed: Build back better: women at the centre of decision-making ([link removed])
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Jun 26, 2020 11:39 am
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In an op-ed on the occasion of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says: "It is critical now to ensure that women lead and participate fully in decision-making on COVID-19 response and recovery."
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** Advice from activists: Pride is a protest, and marginalized communities must be centre-stage ([link removed])
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Jun 26, 2020 10:28 am
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This year Pride goes digital, but its activism is as vibrant as ever. To commemorate Pride Month, we asked a few members of the LGBTQI+ community what Pride means to them, and what building-back-better from COVID-19 means.
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** Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, on the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter   ([link removed])
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Jun 25, 2020 08:00 pm
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In a statement released today on the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter, UN Women Executive Director stressed, "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."
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** Tech giants partner with UN Women to provide life-saving information to survivors of domestic violence during COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Jun 24, 2020 05:35 pm
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UN Women offices around the world have partnered with tech giants like Google, Twitter and Facebook to provide important information about helpline services for domestic violence survivors.
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** UN Women supports Maasai women-led enterprises to respond to COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Jun 24, 2020 12:02 pm
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The Ngorongoro district in Arusha region is a land of craters, sacred forests and mountains, wild animals and the unique Maasai people. It is striking how this noble community has learnt to co-exist with nature, sharing land, wild food, herbs and water with the wild animals that roam freely in this beautiful paradise. This remarkable way of life has endured for many years and attracted thousands of tourists from around the world to Tanzania’s tourism hub, creating business opportunities for the Maasai people.
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** Inter-Agency statement on violence against women and girls in the context of COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Jun 24, 2020 10:39 am
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In a inter-agency statement, the UN System highlights its dedication to ending violence against women and girls and emphasizes six critical areas for action.
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** Women survivors of violence receive vital support from shelters in Kosovo during the pandemic ([link removed])
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Jun 23, 2020 04:44 pm
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Around 550 women survivors of domestic violence from Kosovo were admitted to shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic, with support from UN Women within the regional programme on ending violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey, “Implementing Norms, Changing Minds,” funded by the European Union.
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** Take five: “This year’s Pride is marked by a critical need to not just stand but act in solidarity in seeking racial justice and equality” ([link removed])
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Jun 23, 2020 03:39 pm
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Sophie Browne (she/her; they/them) is UN Women’s recently appointed LGBTIQ+ Policy Specialist. In this newly created, dedicated post, Browne will work across the organization, globally, and with external partners to integrate an LGBTIQ+ lens to UN Women’s work. Browne has long worked on gender and social justice causes in research, policy, advocacy, law reform and programming capacities . Sophie is also on the board of UN-GLOBE, the system-wide staff body for LGBTIQ+ personnel, and...
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** Gulbahor Majidova: Overcoming loss with a determination to help others in Tajikistan ([link removed])
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Jun 23, 2020 12:30 am
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Gulbahor Majidova’s life has been full of losses. But she has not let that deter her from becoming an activist in her community and a leader in advancing the reform of the civil registration system in Tajikistan.
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** Op-ed: On the Black Lives Matter protests and other mass demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality ([link removed])
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Jun 22, 2020 03:22 pm
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United Nations Senior African Officials, including UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka commit to harnessing their expertise and leadership to address the root causes and structural changes that must be implemented to bring an end to racism.
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** Opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Annual Session of the Executive Board ([link removed])
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Jun 22, 2020 03:07 pm
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In her opening remarks at the UN Women Executive Board Annual Session, Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said: "Since the Executive Board met for the first regular session of 2020, which was on 14 February, COVID-19 has changed the world. We have responded rapidly to the demands, with agile reprioritization, enabled by the flexibility granted by our partnerships with governments, donors and the other stakeholders that we collaborate with."
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