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Today is International Day of Biodiversity! As we encroach on nature and deplete vital habitats, increasing numbers of species are at risk. That includes humanity and the future we want.
“No country, no community, is able to solve the complex problems of our world alone.
Meet Marilena, a nurse who works in a public hospital in Nicosia and a married mother with a two-year-old child.While most people are sheltering at home during the health crisis, healthcare workers remain on the frontline of responding to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Meet Şerif, a university lecturer, clinical psychologist and mother to a young son.
By Pamela Caracciolo
As custodians of the buffer zone
Meet Constantia, a private educator living in Deryneia; She highlights the importance of supporting women who are staying at home as care providers.
Women are playing a disproportionately large role worldwide in preventing and responding to the Covid-19 crisis. Globally, women constitute 70% of the health workforce.
We are women leaders rising in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods.
With many people continuing to shelter at home, UNFICYP joined hands with women’s rights activists in Cyprus to underline the dangers of the shadow pandemic; domestic violence.