Women and girls urge EU leadership to help end gender-based violence
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Multi-sectoral experts will meet in Brussels today to discuss the urgent issue of gender-based violence that is prevalent worldwide, and gets particularly worse in conflict and among displaced populations. For example, in camps and host communities, lack of security and inadequate protection leave women and girls vulnerable to rape and harassment. Women and girls are disproportionately more affected than men in times of crisis. However, in 2014, only 12 per cent of UN crisis response funding was allocated to programmes taking into account women and girls’ specific needs.
Care International and World Vision are organizing the roundtable “Invest in and Empower Women and Girls affected by Crisis & Fragility - Challenges and Practices from Yemen, DRC and South Sudan”. Hosted by MEP Ulrike Lunacek, Vice-President of the European Parliament, this roundtable convenes specialists including from Care International, World Vision, the development department of the European Commission and humanitarian and peace-building agencies. The overall aim of the event is to explore ways in which the EU applies gender-sensitive policies in crises and fragile contexts and ensure that every girl and every woman is reached and empowered.
http://www.wvi.org/world-vision-european-union/pressrelease/women-and-girls-urge-eu-leadership-help-end-gender-based
