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** Gender Equality Updates
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** NOT TO BE MISSED
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** UN official commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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Date: 25 November 2020 | Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM (EST)
The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE Campaign to End Violence against Women is pleased to invite you to the United Nations Official Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will participate live alongside UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem. Heads of State, UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors Ms. Nicole Kidman and Ms. Cindy Bishop; SDG Advocate, UNODC Goodwill Ambassador and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ms. Nadia Murad; and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and Rise Founder Ms. Amanda Nguyen will participate via video.The event will be co-hosted by Zahra Al Hilaly and Stuart Moir and feature a performance by Ensemble Corona.
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** A closer look: International Women's Day 2021
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[link removed] Women announced the theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 as, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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** IN THE NEWS HEADLINES
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Op-ed by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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VIOLENCE Efforts intensify to confront pandemic-related spikes in violence against women across Europe and Central Asia ([link removed])
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DISABILITY In the words of Gladys Koech: “It is not uncommon for husbands to leave their wives because the child has a disability.” ([link removed])
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ECONOMY The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ([link removed])
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RESILIENCE Amidst multiple crises, a Syrian in Beirut uses new skills to make a living ([link removed])
** I AM GENERATION EQUALITY
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Ixchel Lucas, youth advocate for girls’ leadership ([link removed])
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** ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES
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REFUGEES From where I stand: “As an outspoken women’s rights activist, I have gained the confidence necessary to help Rohingya women from similar backgrounds as mine” ([link removed])
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PEACE & SECURITY Safeguard women’s rights and participation in peacebuilding now, says Afghan activist Zarqa Yaftali to the UN Security Council ([link removed])
** PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES
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Women, peace and security annual report 2019–2020 ([link removed])
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Work with men and boys for gender equality: A review of field formation, the evidence base and future directions ([link removed])
** SOCIAL MEDIA
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** [link removed] kindness, not germs.
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We can all do something to help our communities and to make someone’s day better.
Share how you are supporting others during these challenging times using the hashtag #WorldKindnessDay on 13 November.
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