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UNFPA welcomes new Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

04 August 2021
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Easy Read: Some good examples of women and girls with disabilities getting their rights during COVID-19

Submitted by patwari on

COVID-19 is a new illness that many people in the world have been getting. Many women and girls with disabilities have not been getting their rights during COVID-19. Some governments and organizations made sure that women and girls with disabilities could still get their rights during COVID-19. This report has some good examples of women and girls with disabilities getting their rights during COVID-19.

The original version of this report is called ‘Compendium of Good Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic’.

See Us, Hear Us, Count Us In: Voices of the Decade

23 July - 23 July 2021

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We Decide: Including and empowering persons with disabilities

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Partnering with traditional birth attendants to reach Afro-descendant and indigenous women in Colombia

06 July 2021
Traditional midwives are working with health systems to provide both modern and traditional care to expectant mothers. © UNFPA Colombia
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Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health

24 June 2021
Anne Wanjiru leads a programme on sexuality for persons with disabilities, which includes menstrual hygiene management. © This-Ability Trust
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