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UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights,” the United Nations chief said Monday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned young women from … [Read more...] about UN chief says coronavirus reversed fragile progress on gender equality

Afsana has a broad range of experiences in the NGO and international development space, and has lived and worked in Japan, Haiti, and Bangladesh. Most recently, she oversaw and managed the strategic rollout and implementation of a women’s empowerment training program throughout … [Read more...] about Afsana Hye

Anil Awasti joined the Global Fund for Women in April of 2020. Previously, Anil worked as the Sr. Director of Human Resources for Edgewood Center for Children and Families and prior to that, he worked as the Associate Director of Human Resources Catholic Charities of San … [Read more...] about Anil Awasti

On August fourth, two explosions rocked the port of Beirut, Lebanon, killing 220 people, injuring more than 6,000, and leaving 300,000 people homeless. This devastating crisis and its effects are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a collapse of the banking system … [Read more...] about In the Wake of Beirut’s Fatal Port Explosion, Lebanese Activist Lina Abou-Habib on Why She is (Still) Hopeful

New York State health officials approved a license for an all-female Hasidic ambulance company to provide emergency medical service in orthodox Jewish section of Brooklyn. The application by members of Ezras Nashim had been opposed by the rival, all-male Hatzolah ambulance and … [Read more...] about All-female Hasidic ambulance corps gets green light after years-long battle