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President Joe Biden is beginning his term after four years of an administration that wreaked havoc on the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised communities, as well as failed to lead on global crises ranging from protracted conflicts to COVID-19 to climate change.

2014 will see International Women’s Day focus on “Equality for women is progress for all”: a day to reflect on the progress we have achieved, to call for further change and to celebrate ordinary women who play extraordinary roles every day.

A series of drawings created by children who have been displaced tell a powerful story of starting again in a new school in the UK.  

Firewood is essential to day-to-day life in Tongo refugee camp, Ethiopia. But for women and girls living in the camp, collecting it can be dangerous.

From major cities to remote villages, women and girls worldwide face harassment, violence, discrimination and a lack of equal opportunities. Their lives are threatened, their potential robbed. This is especially – brutally – true for women and girls in the world’s conflict zones. According to ̽����ѡ violence prevention experts, the toughest places to be a woman today are:

Joining renowned hip hop recording artist, actor, poet and one of the UK’s best-loved podcasters Scroobius Pip was not an ‘average day in the office.’

Meet Nasro, a 17 year old who considers herself to be one of the bravest girls in the world. Her story is the inspiration for the short film Brave Girl Rising, produced by the nonprofit organisation Girl Rising in collaboration with the ̽����ѡ.

Do refugees have to seek asylum in the first country they enter? Why don't asylum seekers stop before they get to the UK? It’s time to separate the myths from the facts…

As novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, spreads globally, the ̽����ѡ is ramping up its response. See live updates of our work around the world: