At present, more than 200,000 Yazidis, an ancient religious and ethnic minority, have been displaced, and thousands of women and… [Read More]
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News & Commentary
For Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh, the Crisis is Not Yet Over (The Wire)
After fleeing extreme persecution and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees, particularly women and children, now face a health crisis… [Read More]
Fleeing Boko Haram, Women Seek Healing and Economic Resilience in Niger Camps (Huffington Post)
Women and children make up 70% of displaced persons driven from their homes by the massacres of Boko Haram, who… [Read More]
Oldest Residents’ Safety More Vulnerable During Disasters (U.S. News and World Report)
Sedensky discusses how natural disasters, such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, heighten the health and safety risks of already vulnerable… [Read More]
UNFPA Preserves Dignity First for Women and Girls Affected by the Near Dzud (Relief Web)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) is providing Dignity Kits to women and girls in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia as winter conditions… [Read More]
Women to Women: Lebanese Red Cross Volunteers Tackle Taboos at Syrian Refugee Camps (Relief Web)
Lebanese Red Cross volunteers discuss hygiene, sanitation, and reproductive health with Syrian refugees, and provide emergency kits which enable women to… [Read More]
Why Are So Many Women Dying from Ebola? (Foreign Policy)
Studies show that infectious disease often affects one gender more than another, not only for biological but also for social… [Read More]
In Sri Lanka Men Handed Out Underwear and Commented on the Size (Guardian)
Pamela Steele argues for increased gender sensitivity in international disaster response planning, citing reports after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami… [Read More]
U.N. Confirms an Outbreak of Polio in Syria (Cumming-Bruce)
An outbreak of polio has been reported in Syria, where thousands of children have not been vaccinated because of the… [Read More]
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