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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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** UN gathering calls for a stronger multilateral approach to deliver on the Beijing Platform for Action
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Member states and observers, civil society organizations, gender equality leaders, CEOs, and heads of academia are calling for a stronger multilateral commitment to implement the Beijing Platform for Action to advance the rights of women and girls, intensify efforts to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic and set the stage for the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly in September. Read more ([link removed]) » ([link removed])
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In Gaza, helping mothers reunite with children separated by the COVID-19 lockdown ([link removed])
** WHAT OUR LEADERS ARE SAYING
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* Women as drivers of economic recovery and resilience during COVID-19 and beyond: Read the statement ([link removed]) by UN Women and Women 20 (W20) to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors | Press Release ([link removed])
* UN Member States announce next years’ Commission on the Status of Women themes as its 64th session concludes: Read remarks ([link removed]) by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women at the closing | Press Release ([link removed])
* Addressing the needs and rights of at-risk and crisis-affected women and girls: Read remarks ([link removed]) by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women at the Humanitarian Donor Roundtable: Strengthening gender in humanitarian action for the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan
** EXPERT'S TAKE
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Melissa Alvarado, Ending Violence against Women Programme Specialist in UN Women's Asia and the Pacific region, highlights the upsurge in violence during the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines what you can do to help.
** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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Migrant Women: In Nepal, a women-managed quarantine centre tends to women’s unique needs and recovery ([link removed])
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** ISSUE SPOTLIGHT
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#WorldEmojiDay: Six women’s issues explained with emojis ([link removed])
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COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia: Gender assessments reveal pandemic’s devastating impact on women ([link removed])
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Being older in a pandemic: From where I stand: “I want the views of older persons included in the planning of COVID-19 recovery programmes for my community” ([link removed])
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Cyber-violence: Why we should take online violence against women and girls seriously during and beyond COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Women Entrepreneurs: Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa ([link removed])
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Rural Women: The COVID-19 crisis in Morocco disrupts value chains for women’s cooperatives ([link removed])
** PUBLICATIONS
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Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Arab Region - An opportunity to build back better ([link removed])
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Report: Unlocking the lockdown: The gendered effects of COVID-19 on achieving the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific ([link removed]) [link removed]
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** SOCIAL MEDIA
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** Amplify Black women’s voices through COVID-19 and beyond
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[link removed] history and to this day, Black women from around the world have made extraordinary contributions to our societies, sometimes without any recognition. Keep your digital activism going during COVID-19 by sharing a quote from some of these powerhouse women. Let’s ensure they get the recognition they deserve. You can download Social media cards here ([link removed]) .
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