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Gender-Based Violence
A Call to Action: It’s Time to End Violence against Women
This week, we mark the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign. 16 Days, an international campaign launched in 1991 by Rutgers University’s Center for Women's Global Leadership, mobilizes people and organizations to...
Commemorating World Humanitarian Day
Today we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, honoring the men and women who devote their lives to the challenging and dangerous work of providing humanitarian aid. Every day,...
Landmark Refugee Conference Puts Tackling Sexual and Gender-based Violence at Top of the Agenda
"I will do everything possible to uphold and strengthen UNHCR’s corporate commitment to address sexual and gender-based violence and to support states in ensuring access of su...
Lives in the Balance: No Time to Waste in the Horn of Africa
Women's Refugee Commission Board members explain why the world needs to act now to save lives in the Horn of Africa. Read their Huffington Post blog.
Putting Care of Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Hands of Local Communities
When Hillary Clinton arrived in Burma (Myanmar) on November 30, she became the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit in 50 years. Her visit underscored the United States’ support for the country’s recent governmental reforms. It als...
Reducing the Risks of Gender-Based Violence: Moving from Theory to Practice
Refugee Women: Twenty Years On
Dale Buscher, director of protection, has an article in Refugee Survey Quarterly (Vol. 29, No. 2). The edition is devoted to gender equality and refugee women. In the lead article, “Refugee Women: Twenty Years On,” Buscher describes progress made...
Sexual Attacks against Congolese Women and Girls Commonplace in Angola
Skills To Survive: Providing Refugee Women The Right To Work
Women's Refugee Commission Board member Sam Witten writes about why he considers Human Rights Day (Dec. 10) a particularly important opportunity to reflect on the need to protect and preserve the human rights of refugee women, who are so...
Stop Violence - Women Can Wait No Longer
Unequal in Exile: Gender Equality, Sexual Identity and Refugee Status
Dale Buscher, senior director for programs, has an article in the Amsterdam Law Journal. The international humanitarian community is tasked with protecting the most vulnerable populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and ...
Voices from Dadaab: the Daily Struggle to Cook a Meal
Wake Up Call: Women Trapped by Domestic Violence, Prevented from Receiving Pre-Natal Care in Cote d'Ivoire
"'What is the problem? The goats and the sheep give birth without any assistance, why not my wife?'" This is a quote from a man in one village on Ivory Coast who refused his pregnant wife...
What Does Kanye West Have to Do with Refugee Women?
You may have heard that a video for Kanye West’s song “Monster” off his mega-hit album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” has been leaked prior to release. This video, which features rappers Jay-Z and Rick Ross in addition to Kanye West, shows...
Why Refugees Need to Make a Living
Dale Buscher, director of programs, discusses why refugees need to make a living on the Huffington Post.
Women helping women in Haiti
This post was originally posted by our affliliate organization, The International Rescue Committee.
Women's Refugee Commission Welcomes US National Action Plan on Women, Peace & Security
The Women’s Refugee Commission applauds the release of the first ever U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security and the accompanying
