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- 29 May, 2024 – 600 million women around the world live within 50 kilometers of a conflict zone, more than double the number it was in the 1990s.
Oct 24, 2023 · More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need greater humanitarian aid than ever before—but countries are instead increasing military spending, which topped USD 2.2 trillion in 2022.
May 28, 2024 · Among its key findings from 15 countries experiencing conflict, the report found that women are overwhelmingly (91% of 13,000+ women CARE surveyed) taking active, leading roles to support and uplift their communities in places like Ukraine, Yemen, Colombia, Syria, and Gaza.
Oct 23, 2023 · In 2022, women participated as conflict party negotiators or delegates in four of five active United Nations–led or –co-led peace processes. Women’s representation stood only at 16 per cent, a further drop compared to 19 per cent in 2021 and 23 per cent in 2020 .
Apr 13, 2022 · Despite the myriad challenges of collecting data in conflict, UN Women has been working tirelessly with partners to gather, analyse and disseminate data to illustrate the differential and disproportionate impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on women and girls.
1 day ago · Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan are being disproportionately impacted, including 5.8 million who are now displaced, according to an alert released by UN Women on Friday. The need for gender-based violence-related services has increased 100 per cent since the crisis began in April 2023, the ...
Apr 14, 2021 · Facing pandemic lockdowns, spiking violence and eroded access to services and legal protections, women in war zones continue to suffer and global commitments remain largely unmet, the United...
Oct 15, 2019 · From the desert of Syria and the grasslands of South Sudan to the war-torn jungle in western Colombia, growing numbers of women are serving on the front lines of military conflicts.
