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Contents:
* From where I stand: “I think of my grandfather when I make Jikos”
* Take five: A bigger push for better data on violence against women in Tanzania
* Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France
* UN Women Executive Director urges G7 leaders to commit to gender equality and join the Biarritz Partnership




** From where I stand: “I think of my grandfather when I make Jikos” ([link removed])
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Aug 28, 2019 03:50 pm
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Refika Cornoleus, escaped the war in Sudan with her her six children, but had to leave behind her home, her husband and her grandparents. She lives in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, where she makes eco-friendly stoves, which are high in demand.
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** Take five: A bigger push for better data on violence against women in Tanzania ([link removed])
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Aug 28, 2019 02:57 pm
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Tanzania recently hosted the Planning and Implementation of Prevalence Surveys on Violence Against Women Regional Workshop for Eastern and Southern Africa, organized by UN Women in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and funded by the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DFID). In this interview, UN Women Representative for Tanzania, Hodan Addou explains why having reliable data and evidence is key to preventing and addressing violence against women.
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** Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France ([link removed])
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Aug 27, 2019 11:47 am
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In her remarks at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka called on not just the G7, but all governments around the world to strengthen legislative frameworks in support of gender equality.
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** UN Women Executive Director urges G7 leaders to commit to gender equality and join the Biarritz Partnership ([link removed])
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Aug 27, 2019 10:39 am
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At the G7 Summit in France on 25 August, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, together with Nobel Prize Laureates Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege, presented the report of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council to G7 leaders in Biarritz.
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