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More than Disaster: International Women’s Day

March 1, 2023 | Comments Off on More than Disaster: International Women’s Day

The death toll following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has climbed to over 50,000. Millions of people are in need of shelter. This International Women’s Day, our hearts go out to the women who are doubly disadvantaged after the earthquakes. Above: women wait hopefully for their relatives to be reached in rescue efforts ©…

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