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Contents:
* Delivering rapid and coordinated services to survivors of violence in Viet Nam
* Racial bias must be addressed to create real change in police responses to gender-based violence
* In Focus: International Youth Day
* I am Generation Equality: Captain Zoya Sapra Aggarwal, pilot and gender equality advocate
* I am Generation Equality: Immaculate Akello, climate change activist and lawyer standing up for rural women
* I am Generation Equality: Nevena Pandza, nutritionist and educator
* I am Generation Equality: Kehkashan Basu, feminist youth leader and environmentalist
* UN Women statement for International Youth Day, 2021: “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”
* Take five: “Girls’ empowerment and inclusion in decision-making processes is a transformative force in achieving a sustainable and equal future”




** Delivering rapid and coordinated services to survivors of violence in Viet Nam ([link removed])
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Aug 13, 2021 10:14 am
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Gender-based violence Rapid Response Teams in 17 communities, led by local police, and consisting of a Women’s Union Officer and a Justice Officer, Youth Union Officer or Community Leader, deliver timely and coordinated responses and protection for women and girls experiencing violence in their communities.
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** Racial bias must be addressed to create real change in police responses to gender-based violence ([link removed])
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Aug 11, 2021 10:40 am
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While gender-responsive policing is gaining momentum around the world, intersecting forms of bias and discrimination within the justice sector stops many women and girls from receiving the help they need.
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** In Focus: International Youth Day ([link removed])
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Aug 09, 2021 05:21 pm
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Youth are the present and the future. Recognize and encourage their energy, skills, and aspirations on International Youth Day.
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** I am Generation Equality: Captain Zoya Sapra Aggarwal, pilot and gender equality advocate ([link removed])
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Aug 09, 2021 04:39 pm
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Captain Zoya Sapra Aggarwal is a commercial pilot and the commander with Air India, TED speaker and an inspiration to young women and girls in India and everywhere. In 2013, she became the youngest female pilot to fly a Boeing-777. In January 2021, she made another milestone by commanding an all-women team of pilots to fly Air India’s longest non-stop commercial flight from San Francisco, USA to Bengaluru, India. She been pointed to the Aerotime Global Advisory Board in recognition of her significant role in the aviation industry. UN Women spoke to Captain Zoya for Youth Day 2021.
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** I am Generation Equality: Immaculate Akello, climate change activist and lawyer standing up for rural women ([link removed])
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Aug 09, 2021 04:23 pm
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Immaculate Akello, 25, is a climate change activist and lawyer whose work is transforming the lives of rural women in northern Uganda living along the shea belt community. Akello is the founder of Generation Engage Network, an organization that champions environmental rights and environmental democracy in Northern and Central Uganda.
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** I am Generation Equality: Nevena Pandza, nutritionist and educator ([link removed])
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Aug 09, 2021 03:43 pm
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Nevena Pandža, 31, is a nutritionist from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she works as a clinical nutritionist at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar.
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** I am Generation Equality: Kehkashan Basu, feminist youth leader and environmentalist ([link removed])
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Aug 09, 2021 12:58 pm
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Kehkashan Basu is the Founder-President of Green Hope Foundation, a global social innovation enterprise that works at a grass roots level in 25 countries, empowering young people, especially those from vulnerable communities, in sustainable development. Basu is a member of the World Humanitarian Forum Youth Council and Co-Lead of the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice. She is committed to amplifying the voices of young people, women and girls, in decision-making processes.
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** UN Women statement for International Youth Day, 2021: “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health” ([link removed])
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Aug 09, 2021 12:36 pm
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On International Youth Day, 12 August, we recognize the critical efforts of young people around the world to support and foster the health of our planet.
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** Take five: “Girls’ empowerment and inclusion in decision-making processes is a transformative force in achieving a sustainable and equal future” ([link removed])
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Aug 09, 2021 11:47 am
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Julieta Martínez, a 17-year-old Chilean activist, is the founder of the Tremendas platform, a collective of empowered girls and young women that support social impact actions. Martínez participated in an intergenerational dialogue at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris (30 June to 2 July), during which progress and barriers to gender equality were analysed – with a focus on the Beijing Platform for Action, and how it has evolved.
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