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Building Back Better: working towards a disability-inclusive, accessible & sustainable world

Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2020 10:53 AM

People with disabilities have a clear vision for their future and for a world that includes them. A world where every person is able to live their life fully and equal - free...

COVID-19 response & recovery Disability inclusion Hygiene & handwashing Partnerships Social inclusion Systems strengthening Leave no one behind

An illustration of a woman protecting herself as the shadow of a man stands over her, representative of gender based violence

Shifting from the shadows of the ‘shadow pandemic’

Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 09:52 AM

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Before COVID-19, 1 in 3 women and girls experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, 1 in 4 adolescent girls across the Pacific and Timor-Leste, reported physical...

Men and boys Women and girls COVID-19 response & recovery Gender equality Do No Harm Gender Based Violence

Group of people standing and smiling in front of a sign of a community that has just been declared open defecation free

Verakoukou community celebrates no open defecation status on World Toilet Day

Posted on Monday, November 23, 2020 05:06 PM

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For Verakoukou Village in Sahalu ward Western Guadalcanal, 19 November marked an incredible achievement. On World Toilet Day, the community celebrated its No Open Defecation...

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