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** WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Contents:
* Op-ed: Put women at the centre of Syria crisis response
* UN Women turns 10, placing women’s rights, priorities and voices centre-stage
* Announcement of the Global Leaders of the Generation Equality Action Coalitions to accelerate gender equality
* Generation Equality Forum to develop new Compact for Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action
* Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters right now
* In Guatemala, investing in indigenous women’s economic empowerment is key to building back better after COVID-19




** Op-ed: Put women at the centre of Syria crisis response ([link removed])
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Jul 02, 2020 01:18 pm
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By UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem, on the occasion of the Brussels IV Syria Conference
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** UN Women turns 10, placing women’s rights, priorities and voices centre-stage ([link removed])
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Jul 02, 2020 12:58 pm
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In a statement on the anniversary of UN Women's creation, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says , the human rights of women and girls have more prominence, universality and more urgency than ever before.
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** Announcement of the Global Leaders of the Generation Equality Action Coalitions to accelerate gender equality ([link removed])
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Jul 01, 2020 08:57 am
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Leaders from Member States, civil society, women’s rights organizations, international organizations, UN agencies, philanthropic entities, youth-led organizations, and the private sector come together to deliver game-changing results for women and girls.
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** Generation Equality Forum to develop new Compact for Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action ([link removed])
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Jul 01, 2020 08:56 am
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The Generation Equality Forum will develop a new Compact for Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action to drive action on the existing extensive normative frameworks and commitments and to strengthen coordination across existing mechanisms, systems, networks, partnerships and capacities.
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** Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters right now ([link removed])
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Jul 01, 2020 08:55 am
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From the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in communities around the globe to international protests against racism and discrimination, current events have shown that we are far from achieving equality. Trying to interpret and battle a multitude of injustices right now may feel overwhelming. How do we take on all these issues, and why should we? Intersectional feminism offers a lens through which we can better understand one another and strive towards a more just future for all.
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** In Guatemala, investing in indigenous women’s economic empowerment is key to building back better after COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Jun 30, 2020 09:47 am
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Since March 2020, Guatemala has recorded more than 600 COVID-19 deaths and over 11,000 infections. Amidst this crisis, indigenous women have continued to use their voices, knowledge and capacities to assist their communities and adapt their livelihoods. To build back better, their needs and concerns, but also their leadership must be placed at the centre of COVID-19 recovery plans.
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