WUNRN
UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR
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2010:
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.