Archive for March 6th, 2021

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06/03/2021

“We Sing” for a Better Future of Work for All Women and Men

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International Women’s Day

5 March 2021 (ILO)* — An original song and music video for International Women’s Day, created by JONA OAK for the ILO and featuring a collective of artists and musicians from around the world.

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06/03/2021

‘Hunger and Famine Will Persist and There Will Be Unequal Recovery from COVID-19 Unless More Women in Rural and Urban Areas Hold Leadership Positions’

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Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19

Photo: ©FAO/Jon Spaull / FAO

A scientist examining wheat varieties at a greenhouse of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.

ROME, 6 March 2021 (FAO)* – Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more women in rural and urban areas hold leadership positions with increased decision-making power, say the heads of the three United Nations’ food agencies ahead of their joint International Women’s Day event on 8 March.

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06/03/2021

The Pandemic Crisis Has Highlighted Both the Centrality of Women Contributions and the Disproportionate Burdens They Carry

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International Women’s Day

Health care worker with protective glasses and mask
Despite women making up a majority of front-line workers, there is disproportionate and inadequate representation of women in national and global COVID-19 policy spaces. PHOTO:WHO / P. Phutpheng

6 March 2021 (United Nations)* — Women stand at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, as health care workers, caregivers, innovators, community organizers and as some of the most exemplary and effective national leaders in combating the pandemic. The crisis has highlighted both the centrality of their contributions and the disproportionate burdens that women carry.

This year’s theme for the International Day,”Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world“, celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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06/03/2021

Meet Seven Women Saving the Planet

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5 March 2021 (UNEP)* — Women are playing a lead role in tackling some of the planet’s biggest environmental threats, from climate change to species loss, to pollution. International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March, provides an opportunity to reflect on women’s contributions as caretakers of people and nature, defending environmental and human rights and representing the interests of those whose voices may otherwise go unheard.

Meet seven extraordinary women who are using their powers to save the planet.

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UNEP / 05 Mar 2021

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