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An indigenous women stands in front of a colourful mural wearing a face mask and protective shield.

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02 November 2020

Updates from the field #29: Reaching those most at risk during COVID-19

Women in Colombia decorate a wall with messages of peace in the town of Monterredondo.

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30 October 2020

Women the ‘driving force’ for peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN chief

A young woman is shown playing the flute as a member of a youth orchestra.

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28 October 2020

Composing Your Future: #UN75 from Venezuela's youth to the world

UN staff with local residents walk along homes in a neighbourhood in the Dominican Republic.

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27 October 2020

Updates from the field #28: Fighting together against the world’s common enemy, COVID-19

UN Women and members of the Hela Provincial Council of Women join the opening of UN offices in Tari, Hela Province.

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26 October 2020

Women leading peacebuilding in Papua New Guinea

School children eating at individual tables.

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22 October 2020

School tomatoes, apples and nuts: A school in Belarus promotes healthy lifestyle

Three school girls having fun within the school campus at Luwambaza primary school

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21 October 2020

Updates from the field #27: Prioritizing women and girls during COVID-19

A young girl proudly stands tall looking straight ahead.

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20 October 2020

Communities address root causes of the crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

A tele-counselor, June (named change for privacy and protection), takes a call at the call centre.

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16 October 2020

Someone to talk to: In Kenya, a hotline for women—and men—in crisis

Photo shows a group of Indian women sitting together having a conversation.

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15 October 2020

Why is women’s leadership not in the headlines?

Photo of poet, Hama Daouda Fatouma, wearing a white polo Spotlight Initiative shirt.

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14 October 2020

"My voice, our equal future": The Spotlight Initiative amplifies the voices of young female activists in Niger

Thaw Lay, grade 10, from Yangon, Myanmar is shown studying at his home.

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13 October 2020

Learning lessons from COVID-19 in Myanmar