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** WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Contents:
* In Colombia, peace is a journey
* From where I stand: “I am now ready to create positive changes”
* Coverage: UN Women Executive Director visits Ethiopia
* From where I stand: “My dream is to own my own garage”
* Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women for the International Day of Rural Women




** In Colombia, peace is a journey ([link removed])
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Oct 18, 2019 01:20 pm
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The conflict in Colombia has left deep scars, and lasting peace is more of a journey than a destination. The one thing that remains constant in this journey is the power and perseverance of women forging peace against all odds, defending human rights every day. Through projects funded by the Government of Sweden and Norway, UN Women has accompanied Colombian women in this journey.
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** From where I stand: “I am now ready to create positive changes” ([link removed])
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Oct 18, 2019 11:39 am
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Olena Halkanova fled her home in the city of Pervomaisk after the start of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. Now living on the contact line between government-controlled and non-government-controlled areas of Luhansk region, she has become a community mobilizer after UN Women-led training.
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** Coverage: UN Women Executive Director visits Ethiopia ([link removed])
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Oct 16, 2019 02:14 pm
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UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is on a joint visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 15 to 19 October, together with the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö. This will be the Executive Director’s first official country visit to Ethiopia, and the first official visit to Africa for President Niinistö.
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** From where I stand: “My dream is to own my own garage” ([link removed])
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Oct 14, 2019 02:15 pm
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Christine Wambulwa, 40, is the only woman mechanic in Kakuma Town, Turkana County, Kenya. As the sole breadwinner of her family, she works to send her children to school, so they can have the education she couldn’t afford for herself.
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** Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women for the International Day of Rural Women ([link removed])
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Oct 14, 2019 11:14 am
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The lives and livelihoods of rural women and girls, including indigenous women and girls, are deeply affected by industrial agriculture, extractive industries, and dependency on fossil fuels. The dire consequences of these have been unequivocally demonstrated in the past decades, affecting economies, societies, cultures, and the global environment and climate.
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