Por Tenzin Manell, Asesor técnico superior, Donación en efectivo y medios de subsistencia, Women’s Refugee Commission
Paloma* es una sobreviviente. Desde su temprana infancia, fue testigo y ella misma experimentó violencia y abuso en el hogar y en el trabajo. Ella ha tenido que huir de un…
By Tenzin Manell, Senior Technical Advisor, Cash and Livelihoods, Women’s Refugee Commission
Paloma* is a survivor. Since early childhood, she witnessed and experienced violence and abuse at home and at work. She has had to flee from country to country in search of safety. …
By Jacqueline Hart, senior director for strategy, Women’s Refugee Commission
2020 represents a momentous year for women’s rights. A time to look back and to look ahead.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the historic Beijing Conference on Women, which brought together representatives of governments, UN agencies, activists, and…
Por Tenzin Manell, Comisión de Mujeres Refugiadas, y Holly Welcome Radice, CARE
La violencia de género está desenfrenada — a nivel mundial, una de cada tres mujeres experimenta violencia y abuso sexual y físico. La violencia de género además es generalizada en entornos humanitarios antes, durante y…
By Tenzin Manell, Women’s Refugee Commission, and Holly Welcome-Radice, CARE
Gender-based violence (GBV) is rampant — globally, one in three women experiences sexual and physical violence and abuse. It is pervasive in humanitarian settings before, during, and after crises. …
By Sandra Krause, senior director, sexual and reproductive health program, and Lily Jacobi, program manager, sexual and reproductive health program, Women’s Refugee Commission
Women and girls displaced by conflict or crisis face a host of sexual and reproductive health-related risks. These include sexual and gender-based violence; sexually transmitted infections (STIs)…
With the holiday season upon us, many of us will travel to spend time with family and friends. As you settle onto a plane or train, it’s an ideal opportunity to catch up on the Women’s Refugee Commission’s recent work. …
By Sarah Costa, Executive Director, Women’s Refugee Commission
Despite the emergent spotlight on gender by humanitarian actors, much more needs to be done to challenge the pervasive gender inequalities that affect so many women and adolescent girls who’ve been displaced by conflict or crisis.
By Catherine Harrington, Campaign Manager for the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights
This week in Geneva, the United Nations will mark the midway point of the UN Refugee Agency’s 10-year #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, a coalition of national and international organizations…
By Michelle Brané, senior director, Migrant Rights and Justice program, Women’s Refugee Commission
The Trump administration’s deterrence-at-all-costs policies have caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis at our border. Children who have fled unspeakable violence and poverty are being brutally mistreated on American soil — forced to spend weeks in overcrowded, dirty…
