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Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day  11 July 2020 Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as the United Nations Secretary-General stated in his call for a global ‘ce...
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António Guterres, UN Secretary General - message on World Population Day
The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere, but it does not affect everyone equally.  It is deepening existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, particularly for women and girls.   With many countries on lockdo...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence in West and Central Africa
Dakar, 9 July 2020 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa held a virtual conference on Wednesday 08 July 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence in West...
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