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    Overlooked Among 50 Million Displaced Worldwide, Women and Girls Lose Out

    October 23, 2014 By Wilson Center Staff
    UNAMID-Darfur

    The original version of this article, by Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, appeared on the International Peace Institute’s Global Observatory.

    Mass displacement has become a significant feature of recent conflicts, as the number of people forced to flee their homes has passed 50 million worldwide, a level not seen since World War II. This is one of the reasons why the UN Security Council will focus on women refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) during its annual open debate on women, peace, and security on October 28, according to Elizabeth Cafferty, senior advocacy officer at the Women’s Refugee Commission.

    “In emergencies, we continue to hear the excuse that we can’t stop to think about people’s specific needs, and that usually means women and girls lose out,” Ms. Cafferty said in an interview in New York on October 21. “What might surprise some people is that women and girls still have huge challenges accessing the most basic services: healthcare, schools, making meals for their families at night, finding ways to cook the food that they are given.”

    Ms. Cafferty highlighted women’s access to such services and their participation in decision-making processes as key issues for the upcoming debate. She offered examples of initiatives that are delivering positive outcomes for Syrian women refugees in Jordan and explored ways in which the UN’s women, peace, and security frameworks can contribute to a better humanitarian response.

    Continue reading on Global Observatory.

    Photo Credit: A women amidst ruins in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, April 2014, courtesy of Albert Gonzalez Farran/UNAMID.

    Topics: conflict, disaster relief, food security, GBV, gender, global health, humanitarian, Jordan, Middle East, migration, population, security, South Sudan, Syria, UN

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