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Ten Defining Moments for Women in 2020 |
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While 2020 will be remembered most for the way COVID-19 changed our lives in nearly every way and in every part of the world, we made some strides for women’s rights and gender equality.
From new laws addressing domestic violence and equality to women’s critical leadership during the global pandemic, join us to celebrate some key moments for gender equality this year. |
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Humanities & Social Sciences for Sustainability - Conference Report |
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The online conference "Humanities and Social Sciences for Sustainability", organized by the UNESCO Chair at the University of Jena (Germany), was held from October 21-22, 2020 at the virtual Dornburg Palaces. Under the auspices of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, 24 speakers and discussants from all parts of the world debated new strategies to strengthen humanities and social sciences perspectives in sustainability research and policies. |
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UN supporting ‘trapped’ domestic violence victims during COVID-19 pandemic |
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) says that domestic violence was already one of the greatest human rights violations. Some 243 million women and girls (aged 15-49) have been subjected to sexual or physical violence by an intimate partner in the last 12 months, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, this number is likely to grow. |
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Indexing Risk To Recover From COVID-19 |
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Worldwide, many countries continue to experience an extended period of COVID-19 risks. There are no off-the-shelf solutions for managing such a complex crisis, in which measures to prevent transmission will have colossal economic and social costs. Countries are forced to confront hard choices of balancing the needs to save lives and to save livelihoods. |
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