A woman receives health counseling at a women's center in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo by: Allison Joyce / UN Women / CC BY-NC-ND
By Sarah Rich
14 June 2021 - We know the facts. Contraception saves lives. Access to contraception also allows women and adolescent girls agency over their reproductive decisions. And we know that even in the most challenging of circumstances — such as during crises and conflicts — the right to reproductive self-determination is as true for refugees and other displaced people as it is for women everywhere.
For women and girls affected by crises like conflict and natural disasters, the need for contraceptive access is particularly acute. They face an increased risk of unintended pregnancy, maternal death and disability, and sexual violence.
This isn’t new information, though. Since the 2017 London Summit on Family Planning — and even before then — there has been no shortage of evidence and advocacy demonstrating both need and demand for sexual and reproductive health, or SRH, services in humanitarian settings.
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Извор: WUNRN – 02.09.2021
Afghans continue to wait at Kabul International Airport as thousands of Afghans rush to flee the Afghan capital of Kabul, on August 18, 2021.
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LONDON – August 18, 2021 - The European Union has suspended development funding to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the war-torn country .
The news comes as European leaders focus on evacuating Europeans from Kabul, as well as Afghans who have helped the bloc over the past two decades.
Germany and Finland announced Tuesday that they were stopping development aid for the time being. Later in the evening, the EU’s foreign affairs chief confirmed the wider move to stop funding.
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Report of the (former) Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović - Taking stock of the femicide watch initiative
Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović, takes stock of progress made in the implementation of the femicide watch initiative and makes recommendations for further progress on the prevention of femicide or gender-related killings of women and girls.
Извор: WUNRN – 27.08.2021
