Shariq Farooqi
Shariq Farooqi is a research intern for the Wilson Center's Maternal Health Initiative (MHI). They are a senior undergraduate student at the George Washington University studying International Affairs, Public Health, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. They are incredibly passionate about health equity on a community level, especially on how structural determinants of health affect healthcare delivery.
During their time in DC, they have interned for the American Pakistan Foundation, the Atlantic Council South Asia Center, and Aridai. Their academic and personal journey has shaped his desire for healthcare justice and accessibility in marginalized communities. They hope to work at the intersections of advocacy and direct action with neglected communities in the future.
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Localized Responses to Gender-Based Violence Leave Women-led Organizations Behind
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One in five women who is forcibly displaced will experience sexual violence, said Charlotte Slente, Danish Refugee Council Secretary-General at a roundtable on the prevention of gender-based violence in humanitarian crises during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The high-level roundtable was hosted by the Government of Denmark in partnership with several other international bilateral agencies, as well as women-led organizations.*
