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** LOOKING FORWARD
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If this new year felt less than celebratory, we get it. With the pandemic keeping us at home and apart, it can be hard to find things to look forward to in our day-to-day lives. This year, we look for hope in new places –– in the resilience of our communities, the power of our collective actions and the unyielding courage of all those fighting for a better, equal future. Below, explore what's keeping our activism going, from upcoming events to the front line stories that are inspiring us. We're still in this together, and we'll find our way through it.
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International Women's Day ([link removed])
8 March 2021
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Commission on the Status of Women ([link removed])
15-26 March 2021
** Generation Equality Forum
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[link removed] us in the journey for gender equality. Learn how activists, visionaries and leaders around the world are acting for an equal future this year at the Generation Equality Forum. Read more » ([link removed])
** IN THE NEWS
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** Op-ed: The roles I've played brought home to me the scourge of violence against women
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"Violence against women and girls was already widespread before the pandemic. Whether it will outlive it, or not, it’s on us all." Read more » ([link removed])
** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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[link removed] the latest updates on COVID-19 and gender equality, visit UN Women's dedicated In Focus pages:
Global ([link removed]) | Africa ([link removed]) | Americas & the Caribbean ([link removed]) | Arab States ([link removed]) | Asia & the Pacific ([link removed]) | Europe & Central Asia ([link removed])
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Expert's take: Five steps to make the COVID-19 social protection and jobs responses work better for women ([link removed])
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Almost half a year after the blast, Syrians in Beirut use new skills to make a living ([link removed])
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** ISSUE SPOTLIGHT
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** UN Secretary-General's Report for the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
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[link removed] examination of global trends, persistent barriers and opportunities with regard to women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Read more » ([link removed])
Related: Commission on the Status of Women ([link removed]) , 15-26 March 2021 ([link removed])
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VIOLENCE Helping survivors of violence seek justice through forensic science in the West Bank ([link removed])
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MIGRATION Explainer: How migration is a gender equality issue ([link removed])
** ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES
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Ana Šaćipović: Building a bridge between two worlds ([link removed])
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Riko Nagu: Women and men should work together ([link removed])
** GET CREATIVE
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** Generation Equality: Picture It!
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[link removed] Women, together with the European Commission, Belgium, France, Mexico, and in partnership with Cartooning for Peace, is organizing a global comic and cartoon competition to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Winners will receive a monetary prize, get the chance to virtually attend the Generation Equality Forum and have their work featured on several platforms. Read more ([link removed]) | Amplify the call on Twitter ([link removed])
** INSPIRING READ
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Roza Mojsovska: An artist in North Macedonia who paints with her mouth ([link removed])
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** SOCIAL MEDIA
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** [link removed] Vice President
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This week, Kamala Harris has become the first woman, first Black and first South Asian Vice President of the United States. Here's to many more moments like this around the world.
#GenerationEquality #Inauguration2021
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** IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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* Dismantling barriers to women’s participation in peace processes ([link removed])
* Grassroots women’s organization makes a powerful impact with its project in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ([link removed])
* As COVID-19 Negatively Impacts the Caribbean Tourism Sector, EnGenDER Provides Economic and Food Support to Workers ([link removed])
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