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Women in the lead: Meet seven inspiring grassroots leaders from around the world

08 March 2021
Woman in a red shirt looks out into the distance at a sandy location.
Caption: Mayerlin Vergara Perez in Riohacha, Colombia.
Photo: © UNHCR/Nicolo Filippo Rosso
UN entities involved in this initiative
OHCHR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN Women
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
Goals we are supporting through this initiative