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In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the relatively limited data available, the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, through the Making Every Woman and Girl Count global programme, developed a rapid survey

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In May 2020, UN Women initiated online consultations with gender equality mechanisms from 14 countries (Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted women and girls and the efforts to end violence against women. It had profound effects on the operations of civil society organizations (CSOs) delivering specialist services, as well as women’s

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This publication provides an overview of key results achieved by UN Women in terms of COVID-19 response and recovery in its programme countries and territories in Europe and Central Asia between March and August 2020.

On 13 March 2020, the World Health

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created an epic economic crisis. The ILO predicts million jobs could be lost, with women particularly susceptible to lay-offs and job cuts.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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In most countries, women’s organizations, hotlines and front-liners have noted sharp increases in calls and reports from locked-down survivors.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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Mayors from across Bosnia and Herzegovina, alongside the Ministry of Security, sign a DRR declaration of cooperation in a ceremony organized by a UN and Swiss program.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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National Adaptation Plans [NAPs] integrate climate adaptation into medium and long-term national planning and finance in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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