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UNHCR - UN REFUGEE AGENCY HIGHLIGHTS REFUGEE AND DISPLACED WOMEN ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
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Sudanese refugee in Chad’s Amboko camp. Displacement is often hardest on the
elderly. / UNHCR / Zalmaï
In any displaced population, approximately 50 percent of the uprooted people
are women and girls. Stripped of the protection of their homes, their
government and sometimes their family structure, females are particularly
vulnerable. They face the rigours of long journeys into exile, official
harassment or indifference and frequent sexual abuse, even after reaching an
apparent place of safety. Women must cope with these threats while being nurse,
teacher, breadwinner and physical protector of their families. In the last few
years, UNHCR has developed a series of special programmes to ensure women have
equal access to protection, basic goods and services as they attempt to rebuild
their lives.
On International Women’s Day UNHCR highlights, through images from around the
world, the difficulties faced by displaced women, along with their strength and
resilience.