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28 December 2020
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UNFPA advocates against gender-based violence through the Cairo International Film Festival

"Cinema presents issues and reflects on them, but it doesn’t offer solutions,” prominent film director Ayten Amin, says, “Cinema plays on your emotions but doesn’t present ideas directly." Amin’s... Read more

27 December 2020
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Danish-Egyptian cooperation to support healthcare workers in Egypt amidst COVID-19 pandemic

As it continues to seek partnerships that will contribute to its COVID-19 response, UNFPA partnered with with the Danish company in Egypt, Aller Aqua, to procure essential Personal Protective... Read more

23 December 2020
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113 Prosecutors trained on addressing violence against women in the workplace

UNFPA is working to confront violence against women in the workplace together with the National Council for Women’s (NCW), though a workshop held for 113 prosecutors from the Administrative... Read more

20 December 2020
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Administrative court members trained on violence against women case management

UNFPA and the National Council for women (NCW) continue to capacitate relevant stakeholders on international and national guidelines on the management of gender-based violence cases. Within this... Read more

17 December 2020
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16 forms of violence and 16 laws to combat them for women with disabilities

A new initiative launched by the National Council for Women and UNFPA identified 16 forms of violence that women with disabilities are subjected to and the corresponding articles that addresses them... Read more

15 December 2020
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National Council for Women, UNFPA inaugurate the third medical response clinic in Mansoura University Hospital

The National Council for Women (NCW) and UNFPA inaugurated on December 13 a medical response clinic at the Mansoura University Hospital offering comprehensive services for women subjected to violence... Read more

10 December 2020
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UNFPA, the National Committee for the Eradication of FGM work to combat the medicalization of FGM

As UNFPA continues to work with the National Committee for the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to eliminate the harmful practice, the first of a series of meetings was held this week... Read more

9 December 2020
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Egyptian freestyle footballer breaks football juggling world record

Egyptian freestyle footballer Yorok broke the world record covering 6.15 KM juggling a football in one hour, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, under UNFPA's... Read more

8 December 2020
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The festival was launched on November 21 and ran until December 7.

Nawah Community Arts Festival concludes with awarding distinguished theatre performances and members

Nawah Community Arts Festival concluded its activities with Zad Art Team on Monday December 7, in a ceremony attended by the Minister of Youth and... Read more

8 December 2020
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National Council for Women, UNFPA inaugurate the second medical response clinic in Ain Shams Hospital

The National Council for Women and UNFPA inaugurated on December 8 a medical response clinic at the Ain Shams Hospital offering comprehensive services for women subjected to violence 24/7, with the... Read more

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