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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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** Everything you need to know about pushing for equal pay
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Equal pay matters. On 18 September, the first ever International Equal Pay Day, take a moment to learn about the topic: The global gender pay gap stands at 16 per cent, a glaring injustice that subjects millions of women and families to lives of entrenched poverty. COVID-19 threatens to push millions more into extreme poverty with dire consequences. Read more: English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed])
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* Press release: Equal Pay International Coalition calls to prioritize pay equity in COVID-19 recovery with support from Megan Rapinoe ([link removed])
* Video: Celebrating the first International Equal Pay Day ([link removed])
* Indonesia supports the global movement towards equal pay ([link removed])
Check out what we're saying about #equalpay and join us on social media in demanding what's right! You can download GIFs, data cards and more from UN Women’s social media package ([link removed]) .
** In Focus: 75th session of the UN General Assembly
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[link removed] the midst of a global pandemic, the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened virtually on 15 September. With COVID-19 continuing to put at risk the hard-won gains of women’s rights, gender equality is on top of the agenda for decision-makers. The session will mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action with a High-level event where world leaders are expected to present actions to accelerate the full realization of gender equality. Read more: English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed])
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* Media Advisory: In a pandemic world, where does gender equality fit in? ([link removed])
* A look back: Twenty-five years ago, they were at the Fourth World Conference on Women ([link removed])
* Video: 25 years of progress and promises for women’s rights ([link removed])
* Infographic: Gender equality – Where are we today? ([link removed])
** Join the conversation with #UNGA
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As world leaders meet virtually to find solutions to the most pressing issues of our time, it's our opportunity to make our voices heard! Share your message of equality using #GenerationEquality with GIFs, data cards and more available in our social media package ([link removed]) in English, French and Spanish.
** BEIRUT UPDATE
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On 4 August an explosion in Lebanon's capital Beirut destroyed entire neighbourhoods, killing, injuring and displacing scores of people. More than a month later, individuals and communities are rebuilding for themselves and are asking if the city will indeed rise from the rubble.
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Experts take: Let's rebuild Beirut as the Arab region's first feminist city ([link removed])
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Our sisters in Lebanon need our support right now more than ever. Please give what you can today. ([link removed])
** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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INNOVATION Women across Europe and Central Asia are stepping up to innovate for change amid a pandemic ([link removed])
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UNPAID CARE In Palestine one couple shows the benefit of sharing the care at home ([link removed])
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DOMESTIC WORK Value the work that sustains families, demand domestic workers across Latin America ([link removed])
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** ISSUE SPOTLIGHT
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POVERTY The pandemic's economic toll on women: The story behind the numbers ([link removed])
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DEMOCRACY DAY Why is women’s leadership not in the headlines? ([link removed])
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VIOLENCE Women take a lead to fight GBV during COVID-19 in Tanzania ([link removed])
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BUILDING BACK Influencing the Finance for Development process during COVID-19 ([link removed])
** PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES
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** Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2020
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[link removed] year’s edition of “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals” brings together the latest available evidence on gender equality across all 17 Goals, underscoring the progress made, but also the progress interrupted as a result of COVID-19.
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** Regular resources rise to the immense challenges of COVID-19
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[link removed] has underscored the value of regular resources in UN Women’s work everywhere in the world. This brief provides an updated summary of how UN Women is deploying regular resources to assist women and girls during the pandemic, especially those in vulnerable communities. Read more » ([link removed])
** SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE
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** UN Women: 10 years of championing women and girls
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[link removed] Birthday UN Women! Ten years back, on 2 July 2010, the UN General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution to merge four parts of the United Nations system into UN Women. In the decade since our establishment, we have worked tirelessly to place women’s rights, priorities and voices on critical global agendas. Watch: English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed])
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* Webcast from special commemorative session ([link removed])
* Remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the UN Women at 10 years event ([link removed])
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