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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo engages with children in the Housh el Refka informal settlement, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.

UNICEF’s women Goodwill Ambassadors, give voice to the voiceless

24 September 2021

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UN officials say that gender-based violence is a “shadow pandemic,” hidden beneath COVID-19.

Call to action: Prevent gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies

23 September 2021

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Afghan female students participate in a theatre performance at a school in Herat, eastern Afghanistan (file)

First Person: The ‘bravery’ of Afghanistan's girls and women

22 September 2021

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As schools slowly reopen in parts of Afghanistan, it is important to ensure that both girls and boys are able to return safely.

Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows

21 September 2021

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Only a fifth of girls under 15 years old are literate in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Top UN officials strongly condemn ‘heinous’ attack on girls school

12 May 2021

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Wearing a full protective suit, a women doctor who leads a group of volunteer medical professionals attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines.

UN highlights transformative power of equal participation, marking International Women’s Day

8 March 2021

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As part of the World Bank's Education Quality Improvement Programme, students study biology at Sofia Amma Jan Girl's School in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.

‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief

11 February 2021

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Afghan mother and UNICEF employee, Arifa Omid, is hoping for a peaceful and prosperous future for her daughter.

Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan

6 February 2021

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