Women and Girls
Our Work
Women and girls face unique challenges in displacement, including greater risks of gender-based violence and increased barriers to accessing work, education, and adequate health care. Displaced women and girls know best what they need during times of crisis, and these needs must be accounted for in humanitarian response planning.
Refugees International identifies the systemic challenges confronting displaced women and girls during humanitarian emergencies and advocates for holistic programming that recognizes their needs.
Latest Reports
Futures In The Balance: Taking Action To Ensure Afghan Women’s and Girls’ Rights Under Taliban Rule
August 15, 2022
“Now, There is Nothing Safe”: A Roadmap for Investing in Afghan Women and Girls
April 1, 2022
Lifesaving Humanitarian Response for Women and Girls in Afghanistan: An Urgent Call for U.S. Action
December 10, 2021
Latest Statements and News
Refugees International Alarmed by Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray, Effects of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
November 27, 2023
Marking 2 Years of Taliban Oppression: Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women and Girls
August 15, 2023
Refugees International Applauds Mahbouba Seraj’s Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
February 3, 2023
Latest Opinions
Latest Advocacy Letters
NGOs Urge President Biden to Prioritize the Relocation of Afghan Women from Pakistan
October 25, 2023
Advocates Demand Urgent Action to Support Afghan Women and Girls Following New Restrictions on Women’s Rights and Humanitarian Aid
December 30, 2022
Joint Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women & Girls Working Group
December 21, 2022
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Featured Image: A Rohingya girl in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. © AP Photo/Wong Maye-E
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Let Asylum Seekers Work
As businesses struggle with historic labor shortages, the bi-partisan House Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act (H.R. 1325) can’t be passed soon enough. Tell your member of Congress to support H.R. 1325.
