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Somalia

Struggling to survive

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and displacement
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Iraq

Rebuilding for the return home

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Our 20th Anniversary

Women's Refugee Commission celebrates 20 years of working with refugee women and children.

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reports

Peril or Protection: the Link Between Livelihoods and Gender-based Violence in Displacement Settings

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in the news
The Detention and Asylum Program is advocating for legislation that protects immigrant children and families who are separated due to immigration enforcement activities.

Urging the UN Security Council to provide leadership

The Women's Refugee Commission, as part of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, is producing monthly recommendations for the UN to meet its obligations to protect women in armed conflict.

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