Women’s market power: How UN Women’s programme is driving change in the Pacific
More than 50,000 women vendors are improving their businesses, saving money and feeling safer in markets across the Pacific islands. “We are not ordinary women ...
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Women’s Resilience to Disasters Programme Launched in Vanuatu
Port Vila, Vanuatu – The importance and leadership role of women in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and the impacts of climate change, ...
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Creating safe workspaces for Women Market Vendors in Vanuatu
A safer work environment for women market vendors in Luganville and Port Vila is the result of newly installed video surveillance cameras at the two ...
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Across the Pacific region, crisis centres respond to increased cases of violence against women amid COVID-19
As COVID-19 prevention measures in the Pacific region and around the world limited movement and encouraged home isolation, the number of women seeking domestic violence ...
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Women confront the dual impact of a pandemic and a tropical cyclone
Already dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, some countries in the Pacific have had to manage the dual impact of a tropical cyclone. Although the Pacific ...
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