Women and Girls
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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.
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Marking 3 Years of Taliban Oppression: Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women and Girls
August 15, 2024
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
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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