Refugee woman and child from Chad. Photo: UNHCR/S. Errington

Go here for key reproductive health-related resources for the Haiti earthquake response.

Download our fact sheet on reproductive health for refugee and conflict-affected populations.

Lack of reproductive health care is a leading cause of death and disease among displaced women of reproductive age.

Our Reproductive Health Program works to improve services for displaced women and girls in four primary areas: maternal and newborn health; family planning; sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; and gender-based violence.

We currently focus on advocating to UN agencies, governments and donors on all components of reproductive health, including the priority services of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) in the early days, weeks and months of new emergencies.

Refugee women and girls risk rape and attack each time they leave camps to collect firewood to cook for their families. Through our Fuel and Firewood Initiative, the Women’s Refugee Commission is leading a global effort to make cooking safer for refugee women and girls.