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Addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women and girls

This article from ACDI/VOCA explores how the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects women and girls in developing countries, and threatens to derail the progress being made to close existing gender gaps.

Topic: COVID-19, , Safeguarding

Sector: Other

Geographic Focus: International

Published by: ACDI/VOCA

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