*[Enwl-eng] Pandemic exacerbates gender inequality, UN says
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Pandemic exacerbates gender inequality, UN says
Women have faced higher rates of pandemic job loss than men and are dealing with increased levels of unpaid care and domestic work amid school closures and lockdown orders, the International Labor Organization and the World Health Organization note as the world marks International Women's Day. "The pandemic is worsening the already existing deep inequalities facing women and girls, erasing years of progress towards gender equality," writes United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who notes women are also enduring spikes in domestic violence, trafficking, exploitation and early marriage.Full Story: Voice of America (3/6), The Daily Star (Bangladesh) (3/8), Voice of America (3/8)
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Iran pledges JCPOA compliance if US lifts sanctions
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran met with Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney -- serving as a facilitator of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for the United Nations Security Council -- on Sunday to discuss efforts to revive the 2015 agreement. President Rouhani said his country is prepared to reduce its nuclear activity and abide by limits set out in the deal as soon as US sanctions against it are lifted.Full Story: The Irish Times (Dublin) (3/7)
a.. Guterres offers to mediate dam deal between Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan
Xinhua News Agency (China) (3/5)
a.. UNSC statement on crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray dropped
The Associated Press (3/6)
Health & Development
WHO: Don't ease pandemic efforts or ignore mental health
Governments must not use the deployment of coronavirus vaccines as a reason to ease up on pandemic restrictions and safety measures or they will risk additional waves of the virus, World Health Organization emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan says. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the mass trauma caused by the pandemic exceeds that of the second World War, and officials say recovery efforts must address mental health effects that will last for years.Full Story: Reuters (3/5), CNBC (3/5)
WHO: COVAX delivered 20M vaccines doses in first week
The World Health Organization's COVAX initiative delivered 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to authorities in 20 countries during its first week of operations, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says. The organization will deliver an additional 14.4 million doses in 31 more countries this week, the WHO chief says.Full Story: LiveMint (India)/Asian News International (3/6)
a.. WHO ramps up efforts to fight Ebola in Guinea, DR Congo
Voice of America (3/5)
a.. Polio reappears in Cameroon as residents skip vaccinations
Voice of America (3/7)
a.. Report: Pandemic has shut down one-third of international tourist sites
UrduPoint (Pakistan)/Pakistan Point News (3/8)
Women & Girls
UNICEF sounds alarm over potential child marriage spike
An additional 10 million child marriages could take place in the coming decade as a result of the ongoing pandemic, reversing gains against the practice made in recent years, UNICEF says. Nankali Maksud, UNICEF's senior advisor for Prevention of Harmful Practices, says pandemic school closures, economic impacts and disruptions to programs aimed at preventing child marriage will drive the increase.Full Story: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)/Agence France-Presse (3/8), BBC (free registration) (3/8)
a.. Kenya pledges FGM eradication 10 years after ban
Thomson Reuters Foundation (3/5)
Peacekeeping and Security
Myanmar violence escalates; no consensus at UNSC
Security forces in Myanmar continue to escalate violence against anti-coup protesters, opening fire on a protest in Kachin State and killing two people. Members of the United Nations Security Council will continue to meet on the crisis this week after failing to pass a resolution on the situation during a session on Friday.Full Story: The Associated Press (3/8), Anadolu Agency (Turkey) (3/6), The Irish Times (Dublin) (3/5)
a.. IOM: 8 dead, 170 injured by fire at migrant detention center in Yemen
The Associated Press (3/7)
a.. Explosion at military site in Equatorial Guinea leaves 20 dead
The Associated Press (3/7)
Hot Topics
a.. Pandemic unlikely to end in 2021, WHO official says
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a.. UNSC indecisive on Tigray as officials demand access
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a.. IOM: Smugglers threw refugees overboard during Gulf crossing
The Associated Press
a.. WHO chief: Global cooperation needed to end pandemic
Reuters
a.. Report condemns "environmental racism" in southern US state
HuffPost
UN News
Highlights from the United Nations Department of Global Communications
Despite progress, gender parity in parliamentary representation still 'far, far away'Full Story: UN News (3/5)
UN Dispatch
Commentary and coverage on the UN and UN-related issues
"After a Coup and Amid Major Protests, Myanmar Slides Deeper into Crisis"Full Story: UN Dispatch (3/3)
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Where there is gender equality, societies are more prosperous, peace is more durable, and all of society benefits. This #WomensDay, let's support and celebrate women taking the lead.
#GenerationEquality
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