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An unequal present and future in a COVID-19 world: The pandemic’s impact on refugee women in Lebanon An unequal present and future in a COVID-19 world: The pandemic’s impact on refugee women in Lebanon March 4, 2021 Share March 8 marks International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World.” However, refugee women and girls in Lebanon remain far behind the aspirations of the U.N.’s theme. This difficult situation is unlikely to change unless Lebanon ends its discriminatory policies toward refugees. Lebanon has maintained a COVID-19 lockdown for nearly a year now. With the continuous renewed closures, refugees face increased risks not only from the spread of the virus but also from the lack of adequate health services in their fragile communities. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the mortality rate from COVID-19 among Palestinian refugees is three

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