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IN THE NEWS HEADLINES
CBS: “People just don’t want to be killed. Period.”: Anti-apartheid leader speaks out about George Floyd protests

Video interview with UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Apolitical: How a pandemic could transform domestic violence support

Interview with UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regn
 
WHAT OUR LEADERS ARE SAYING
Women’s role essential for a global ceasefire

UN Women and the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and of Peace Operations (DPO) make a joint call to ensure women are central to global ceasefire efforts. The global COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call: the world cannot face conflict and a pandemic at the same time.

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Personal Protective Equipment standards must respond to women’s needs to ensure the safety of all frontline workersOp-ed by UNECE Executive
Secretary Olga Algayerova and UN Women Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Alia El-Yassir.
Women’s unpaid and underpaid work in the times of Covid-19 
Blog post by Lan Mercado, Regional Director for Asia, Oxfam; Mohammad Naciri, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, UN Women; and Yamini Mishra, Director of Gender, Sexuality and Identity Programme, Amnesty International, International Secretariat.

FROM THE FRONT LINE

Livelihoods Women farmers in Dominica find new paths to market amidst shutdowns
Mask production & income Rohingya women on the front line of response
Mutual support In Georgia, women farmers show solidarity      
Supporting survivors of violence From where I stand: “Due to COVID-19 people were not going to the police”
 
ISSUE  SPOTLIGHT
FAQs What are the signs of relationship abuse?
Data dive Understanding gender and information inequalities through five women impacted by COVID-19
 
ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES
Youth blog: Challenging discriminatory laws for migrant domestic workers amidst COVID-19 in Lebanon

PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES
UN Women’s response to COVID-19

UN Women has developed rapid and targeted responses to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on women and girls and to ensure that the long-term recovery positively impacts them. Read more »
CARE International and UN Women says pandemic poses extreme risk to women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean

Women and girls across Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a terrifying mix of increased domestic violence and care burden, as well as a lower access to income and jobs, and potential social unrest as a result of the coronavirus outbreaks. Read more »
Global statistics community reports on how COVID-19 is changing the world

The report presents a snapshot of some of the latest information available on how COVID-19 is affecting the world today. With 740 million women globally in informal employment and a majority employed in services, women are particularly hard-hit. Read more »

SOCIAL MEDIA
The Shadow Pandemic

Watch and retweet the Shadow Pandemic public service announcement, narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Kate Winslet, focusing on the global increase in domestic violence amid the #COVID19 health crisis urging people to take action. To support the campaign, check out our Trello board and Dropbox links for content in multiple languages

FEEL GOOD FAVOURITE
Education tools for children
Gender equality must always be a priority. Many children today are out of school or studying online due to COVID-19. With Thomas & Friends, the UN and UN Women have created fun and engaging virtual tools to teach children that girls and boys are equally capable of doing amazing things! Learn more »
 

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