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17 December 2021
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Malaysia Women and Girls Forum 2021 kicks off with spotlight on Bodily Autonomy, sex education
The second annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum today brought together a line-up of stakeholders involved in the social and economic advancement of women and girls in Malaysia. …
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15 December 2021
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MWGF 2021: Spotlight on Malaysian women and girls’ rights to their own bodies
The second annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum (MWGF) will focus on bodily autonomy to ensure females in the country have access to this fundamental human right. MWGF is…
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04 August 2021
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500 days of lockdown and the impact on Malaysia’s women and girls
Malaysia has reached a critical juncture in the quest to overcome the pandemic as July 31 marked 500 days of since Malaysia’s first movement control order (MCO) was implemented…
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12 June 2021
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‘My Body is My Own’: Why the right to Bodily Autonomy is crucial for individuals, communities and entire nations — Bjorn Andersson
When Rachana Sunar was barely 15 in remote western Nepal, and about to avail of a scholarship to pursue further studies, her father wanted to forcibly marry her off to a man she…
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08 December 2020
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UNITED NATIONS & UNFPA MALAYSIA PRESENT THE INAUGURAL MALAYSIA WOMEN & GIRLS FORUM (MWGF) 2020 ON 17TH DECEMBER 2020
In the face of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and its drastic impact on the lives and wellbeing of women & girls, UNFPA Malaysia on behalf of the United Nations in Malaysia,…
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18 November 2020
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Malaysian women and girls need to be at the centre of the Covid-19 recovery
Today Malaysia marks eight months of implementing the movement control order (MCO), with many states under CMCO until early December to help curb the recent uptick in Covid-19…
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12 November 2020
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The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 one year on — Building momentum towards the 2030 SDGs
Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic summit Kuala Lumpur, 12…
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30 October 2020
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Post-MCO, KL Urban Poor Still Earning Less Than 2019
Over a third struggle to buy sufficient food for their families, while female-headed households are recovering more slowly and also remain more at risk of backsliding than other…
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17 September 2020
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Malaysia’s Covid-19 recovery needs to centre on women and girls
Tomorrow, Malaysia marks six months of implementing the movement control order (MCO) which has recently been further extended to December 31, 2020 — and we at United…
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