Women in conflicted zone

The Independent Experts’ Assessment on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Women’s Role in Peace-building by Elisabeth Rehn and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Download here As Executive Director of UNIFEM I have witnessed the impact […]

OXFAM By Farah Kobaissy AN IRAQI WOMAN LOOKS OUT OF HER DAMAGED HOUSE. CREDIT: TOMMY TRENCHARD/OXFAM The realization of women’s rights and gender justice in the Middle East and North Africa is inseparably entwined with […]

Women and girls routinely face sexual and gender-based violence during war and its aftermath, maternal mortality is endemic in conflict-affected areas and amplifying women’s voices is critical to removing risks to their well-being.