In a Serbian town, survivors of domestic violence are sewing face masks for those in the front line of COVID-19 response
In an undisclosed location in Sombor, Serbia, 41-year-old Marija Tomic* is putting the finishing stitches on face masks. She has made hundreds of these fabric ...
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Women mobilise to prevent COVID-19 in crowded Rohingya refugee camps
To prevent an added humanitarian crisis in the already-vulnerable Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 24 Rohingya volunteers are working with UN Women to ...
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Voices from the frontline: Natawan Pintho
UN Women is bringing the voices of women on the front lines of the pandemic. As essential workers, care givers and journalists, here are some ...
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Voices from the frontline: Dr Entela Kolovani
UN Women is bringing the voices of women on the front lines of the pandemic. As essential workers, care givers and journalists, here are some ...
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I am Generation Equality: Ibtsam Sayeed Ahmed, champion for women, education and disability rights
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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I am Generation Equality: Lana Ghneim, gender equality advocate
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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Empowering women through innovation and technology
UN Women and the World Food Programme, in collaboration with IrisGuard, are using technological innovation to advance women’s economic empowerment through blockchain technology to assist ...
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I am Generation Equality: Nicholas Niwagaba, young leader, human rights advocate
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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My Take, Your Take: Ushering in a new generation of women leaders in Central African Republic
In this new intergenerational series for Generation Equality campaign, young people take the lead to shape the conversations. Marguerite Ramadan, Social Affairs Advisor Prime Minister’s ...
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From where I stand: “It is important to show women athletes can be anywhere and can do anything”
Raphaela Barbosa, a handball player from the northern region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, aspires to play for Brazil’s national team one day. She believes ...
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In Vietnam, women are leading disaster prevention and response
Vietnam ranks among the 12 countries with the highest levels of exposure to natural disasters this year. Until recently, women’s role in disaster risk reduction, ...
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In Fiji, teaching life skills and changing mindsets through rugby
A new sport program in Fiji is breaking gender stereotypes among students and coaches alike, as both male and female school teachers get trained as ...
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In the words of Shobhna Verma: “Once I came into the market, there was no turning back”
For the past 35 years, Shobhna Verma has made her living selling produce at Suva Market in Fiji’s capital. Today, Shobhna is the Legal Advisor ...
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I am Generation Equality: Abel Koka, champion for youth and reproductive rights
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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If you teach a girl to code, she will change the world
Every day is a hot day in Kakuma refugee camp, located in the arid desert of north-western Kenya. Underneath a blue sky, three girls in ...
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I am Generation Equality: Amika George, period poverty and education champion
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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