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** COVID-19 Gender Update
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** UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS
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** 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, we're still a long way from gender equality
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At a virtual high-level meeting on Thursday 1 October, more than 100 countries committed to concrete actions that will advance gender equality around the world. This gathering, under the theme “Accelerating the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls,” marked the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – the most comprehensive roadmap for women and girls’ empowerment. Read more » ([link removed])

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* UN Women Executive Director statement (Read: English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed]) ) (Watch: English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed]) )
* Video: We do not wait tomorrow | #GenerationEquality Spoken Word ([link removed])
* Social media package ([link removed])

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ACTIVIST VOICES A look back: Twenty-five years ago, they were at the Fourth World Conference on Women ([link removed])

Share the voices of activists who were there in 1995 at the historic moment by clicking here to retweet ([link removed]) .

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YOUTH TAKE Video: What you should know about the Beijing Platform for Action (English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed]) )

Click here ([link removed]) to share this quick explainer by the Twin Advocates Faith and Faithfulness on Twitter.


** As COVID-19 exposes the fault lines of gender equality, a strong focus on violence against women at the UN General Assembly
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[link removed] the alarming rise of domestic violence reports during the pandemic lockdowns from millions of women worldwide, UN Women convened a high-level meeting on the critical need for targeted investments, commitments and innovative new ways of tackling the surge in gender-based violence.
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* UN Women Executive Director remarks ([link removed])
* Joint Leadership Statement on Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19 of the Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence (Read: English ([link removed]) | Español ([link removed]) | Français ([link removed]) ) (Watch ([link removed]) )
* Social media package ([link removed])


** COVID-19 global gender response tracker: only one in eight countries have measures in place to protect women
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[link removed] of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released by UN Women and UNDP from the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker. The tracker, which specifically analyses government measures with a gender lens across 206 countries and territories, revealed that only one in eight countries worldwide have measures in place to protect women against social and economic impacts. Read press release » ([link removed])

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* Social media package ([link removed]) (Join the conversation on Twitter by tagging @UNDP ([link removed]) and @un_women ([link removed]) , and using the #GenderTracker ([link removed]) hashtag.)


** More from UNGA 75
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* Women Leaders for Generation Equality Event: Women’s leadership and decision-making has never been more urgent, say women leaders from across the world ([link removed])
* Other highlights: In Focus: 75th session of the UN General Assembly ([link removed])


** IN THE NEWS HEADLINES
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[link removed] Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
* Washington Post: 25 years after UN women’s meeting, equality remains distant ([link removed])
* Xinhua: Interview: UN Women chief calls for action to carry forward gender equality ([link removed])
* France 24: 'Women’s rights are under attack': UN marks 25 years since Beijing declaration ([link removed])

[link removed] Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia
* El Pais: Pandemia de desigualdad ([link removed])
* RTVE: 25 años de la Declaración de Pekín: avances y retrocesos en los derechos de las mujeres ([link removed])

[link removed] Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér
* The Guardian: Most countries failing women and girls with Covid response, UN finds ([link removed])
* RFI: Power shift needed to deliver on Beijing promise of gender equality: UN Women ([link removed])


** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT Women in Guatemala receive advice to innovate and strengthen their income ([link removed])

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VIOLENCE From Where I stand: "During COVID-19, schools in Wajir have closed, presenting an increased risk of children being violated" ([link removed])

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MIGRATION In Myanmar, quarantine facilities become first responders for returning migrant women ([link removed])


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** MARK YOUR CALENDARS
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** 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
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Thttps://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action/16-days-of-activismheme: "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!"
25 November –– 10 December

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that calls for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. In response to the alarming increase in the already existing pandemic of violence against women, the UN System’s 16 Days of Activism activities will follow our 2020 global theme: "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!" Read more » ([link removed])


** International Day of the Girl
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[link removed]: “My voice, our equal future”
11 October 2020

This year’s International Day of the Girl, will be celebrated under the theme, “My voice, our equal future”, as part of an activation of the global Generation Equality campaign, a multi-partner advocacy platform that marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Join us in amplifying the voices of girls everywhere and reimagine a better world inspired by adolescent girls. Read more » ([link removed])


** UN Trust Fund Call for Proposals
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[link removed]: 4 November 2020

The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women is accepting applications for its 2020 grant cycle. Civil society organizations are invited to submit grant proposals for a minimum of US $50,000 up to a maximum of US $1 million for a period of three years. This year, the UN Trust Fund is seeking applications from organizations working on the front lines to address and respond to violence against women and girls in the context of the current pandemic. Read more » ([link removed])
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