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    FAQs: Digital abuse, trolling, stalking, and other forms of technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
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    UN Women calls for a strong Gender Action Plan at COP30 to keep gender equality as a central pillar for climate action
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    In East and Southern Africa, care is everyone’s business – and it’s changing lives
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    Wars on women escalate as global conflicts reach record highs
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    Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in Gaza