Cash handouts provide lifeline to vulnerable women in Vietnam facing double impact of pandemic and flooding
In October 2020 the Quang Binh Province of central Vietnam experienced the worst floods it had seen in 41 years. The historic flood caused billions ...
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Building a fairer, healthier world starts with investing in women and girls
On World Health Day, 7 April, UN Women spotlights women on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 and growing inequality. A year since ...
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Community leaders rise to protect vulnerable women and girls during Kenya’s pandemic
Sixty-year-old Beatrice Kimani is a teacher and a counsellor and community leader in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu County. As COVID-19 hit Kenya in March 2020, schools ...
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Women-owned businesses in Lebanon receive support to get back on their feet after the Beirut Port explosion
Nada Khoury, Rosy Bteich, Silva Guiragossian and Marguerite El Zoughindy are four Lebanese women, that were directly affected by the Beirut Port explosion in 2020 as ...
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I am Generation Equality: Lauralyn, Filipino advocate for preventing violence against women and girls
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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Grooming her business: a beautician-turned entrepreneur’s story from Nepal
Kavre, Nepal — In the historical town of Banepa, 35-year-old Sulochana Timalsina runs a little shop, half of which is a grocery store and the other ...
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Meet the women market vendors leading change in their communities across the Pacific
Between 75-90% of Pacific market vendors are women. Their earnings help support themselves and their families, and their businesses play a vital role in food ...
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Chief Kachindamoto’s life mission to end child marriage in Malawi
In Malawi, only 45 per cent of girls stay in school past the 8th grade. With one in every two girls married before the age ...
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In the words of Varanisese Maisamoa: “We want to empower our market vendors to be climate resilient”
In February 2016, Tropical Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji, showing the heightened vulnerability of people living in the Pacific Islands, where climate change has led to ...
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A teacher in Moldova learns to lead, changing her community for the better and inspiring others
Ludmila Ţurcanu, a local teacher in Pelinia, helped improve the lives of her students and now has her sights set on local leadership, after participating ...
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As cases of the violence against women continue to rise, UN Women provides psychological support for survivors
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kosovo[1] has witnessed an increase in cases of domestic and gender-based violence. According to a recent UN assessment, police ...
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Amidst multiple crises, a Syrian in Beirut uses new skills to make a living
As Lebanon sees a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and deteriorating living conditions due to the ongoing political and economic crisis and the Beirut port ...
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We are Generation Equality: Champions for ending violence against women
Billions of people are standing up for what they believe in – an equal world for all. They come from all countries, ages, and represent ...
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What happened after COVID-19 hit: Nepal
Dhana: “I put my savings into the land purchase. I want my rightful share.” Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, 243 million women and girls ...
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What happened after COVID-19 hit: Lebanon
A groundbreaking case could finally open the doors of justice for Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, 243 million women and ...
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What happened after COVID-19 hit: Thailand
For front-line workers answering the hotline, the case load doubled, and so did their own emotional stress Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, 243 million ...
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