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Africa: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Affecting Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

United Nations -A little over half of women across the globe are able to freely make choices about their sexual and reproductive health, according to a latest report based on...
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Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19

A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the...
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Africa: Countries Must Tackle ‘Horrifying’ Domestic Abuse Surge Amid Lockdowns – UN Chief

Calls to helplines have soared in many countries as lockdowns leave women trapped with abusive partners. U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has called on governments to take urgent measures to tackle...
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Put Women and Girls at the Centre of Efforts to Recover from COVID-19′

The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere. But it affects different groups of people differently, deepening existing inequalities. Early data indicates that the mortality rates from COVID-19 may be higher for...
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GENDER IMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS

Introduction First detected in China’s Hubei Province in late December 2019, novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has since spread to 141 countries or regions, and health actors had confirmed more than...
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No sustainable development or peace without women: UN deputy chief

Amina J. Mohammed was speaking in the capital, Port Moresby, where she participated in the national launch of the Spotlight Initiative, a European Union-UN partnership to eliminate violence against women and girls by...
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Australia – Analysis – The Greatest Human Rights Violation Is the Harm Men Do to Women

It is no small task trying to unpack the history of any kind of hatred, especially if that hatred is misogyny. For the past 10 days – ever since the horrifying...
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Programme to Reduce Child Marriage Extended to 2024

The girls at greatest risk of early marriage are often those hardest to reach. They come from poor families, marginalized groups or rural areas. Millions of girls have been able...
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WOMEC calls for puberty rites modernization

Traditional authorities in Ghana have been urged to modernize puberty rites since they give room for the abuse of girls in their present forms. Marking the United Nation’s International Women’s...
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