[Graça Machel Trust] According to a UN Women Report on the impact of COVID-19, it not only had a profound shock on our societies and economies, but the pandemic also underscored society's reliance on women, exposed structural inequalities across every sphere, from health to the economy, security to social protection. Additionally, it showed that when resources are strained and institutional capacity is limited, women and girls face disproportionate impacts, and hard-fought gains for women's rights are also under threat.
