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** WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Contents:
* Strengthening women’s meaningful participation in peace processes
* Women-managed community kitchens support vulnerable women in Nepal
* UN Women bids farewell to Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
* Statement by UN Women on the situation in Afghanistan
* UN Secretary-General appoints Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten as officer-in-charge of UN Women
* In Photos: Women on the front lines of COVID-19 in India




** Strengthening women’s meaningful participation in peace processes ([link removed])
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Aug 20, 2021 11:52 am
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Activists and advocates who participated in the global convening on “Gender-Inclusive Peace Processes: Strengthening Women’s Meaningful Participation through Constituency Building." explore good practices and strategies for gender-inclusive constituency building and the links between constituency building and women’s meaningful participation in formal peace processes.
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** Women-managed community kitchens support vulnerable women in Nepal ([link removed])
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Aug 19, 2021 06:03 pm
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More than 41 per cent of women lost their jobs during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal. Responding to their practical needs, UN Women with support from the Government of Finland has been ensuring their access to food and nutrition through women-managed community kitchens across Nepal. Pushpa Sunar is one of the 123 people employed in the community kitchens, which is providing an income to the women working there and helping to alleviate the care burden among other women, as well as build trust and cohesion in the communities.
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** UN Women bids farewell to Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka ([link removed])
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Aug 18, 2021 08:00 pm
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka completed her second and last term as United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women on 17 August 2021 after eight years at the helm of the organization.
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** Statement by UN Women on the situation in Afghanistan ([link removed])
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Aug 18, 2021 12:45 pm
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In line with the statement by the UN Secretary-General, UN Women remains fully committed to support women and girls in Afghanistan. We will remain operational and engaged with our partners at this critical juncture for the country.
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** UN Secretary-General appoints Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten as officer-in-charge of UN Women ([link removed])
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Aug 18, 2021 10:18 am
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The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten as officer-in-charge of UN Women, effective 18 August 2021.
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** In Photos: Women on the front lines of COVID-19 in India ([link removed])
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Aug 17, 2021 06:19 pm
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As India emerges from the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, amidst speculations about a third wave coming, UN Women spotlights women on the front lines of the pandemic response in the capital, Delhi, on World Humanitarian Day (19 August).
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