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In the Arab region, the rate of female labour force participation is 18% compared to the global average of 48% . Women are often reporting that they are facing discrimination in training and jobs, patriarchal norms and stereotypes, workplace harassment, low wages, and limited labor rights.

After the birth of her son, Dalini Bhim decided to wait before having a second baby. The 32-year-old mother opted to use contraceptives.

Teams are intensifying their efforts across the globe to tackle COVID-19 and the latest variant: Omicron. They are also helping countries as they face multidimensional challenges like an increase in gender-based violence and political unrest.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the world as we knew it. This collection of photos showcase how the UN in India mobilized its resources and capabilities and stood with India throughout the battle against the second wave of COVID-19 in the spring of 2021.  

Children returning to schools, workplaces re-opening, and vaccines all seemed to point to a return to normal but like 2020, 2021 has been a year of hope, loss, and uncertainty for people around the world. Stories of innovative ways to connect, protect our planet from climate change, and ways we, as a society, have joined forces to protect each other from the pandemic that has ravaged all our lives.