Humanitarian Assistance

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In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Humanitarian Assistance, which forms part of PeaceWomen’s framework to organize our women, peace and security resources for ease of reference and understanding. It is important to note that themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.

Humanitarian assistance, protection and security for women and girls are essential components to fulfilling the needs and protecting the rights of women in conflict and post-conflict countries. Promoting women's equal access to aid distribution mechanisms and services, including those dealing with the specific needs of women and girls, are also essential in all relief recovery efforts.

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May 15, 2013 (The Guardian)
MALI: Mali's Displaced Women Organise for Long Stay Away from Home, Report The Guardian Two things, at least, matter more to Ramata Touré than the outcome of the donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday at which representatives of more than 100 countries will be asked for €2bn ($2.6bn) to help bring peace and development to Mali.
April 4, 2013 (CBS News)
SYRIA: Syrian-American Activist Rania Kisar Braves War to Help Syrians, and Begs for Help from Home As the founder of the Women's Revolution Committee, she's doing what international aid organizations are afraid to do; traveling deep into the hardest-hit parts of war-torn Syria to deliver desperately needed food supplies.
January 12, 2013 (International Rescue Committee)
HAITI: Haiti, Three Years After the Earthquake: Empowering Women When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 – killing more than 200,000 people and leaving some 1.5 million homeless – the International Rescue Committee immediately dispatched our emergency team to help.
July 19, 2012 (IRIN)
JORDAN: Early Marriage - a Coping Mechanism for Syrian Refugees? Some Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan are opting to marry off their daughters at a young age believing that marital status offers a form of protection and insurance.
June 7, 2012 (IPS/Al Jazeera)
"All-Out Civil War" Looms in Syria, Annan Says Kofi Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, has admitted that his peace plan is failing and that the country's future will consist of "brutal suppression, massacres, sectarian violence and even all-out civil war" if it continues on its current path.

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SYRIA: A Regional Crisis the IRC Commission on Syrian Refugees, International Rescue Committee, January 2013 | Download PDF
Syria - What Women Say - Voices from Ground: Syria's Humanitarian Crisis, International Civil Society Action Network, Winter 2013 | Download PDF
NGOWG Letter to Security Council Regarding Syria, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, 14 June 2012 | Download PDF
RESOURCE: Q&A: How the U.S. "No Abortion" Prohibition on Humanitarian Aid Violates the Rights of Women Raped in Armed Conflict, Global Justice Center, August 12th Campaign
Global Security: Through a Bosnian Lens, US Institute if Peace, 25 October 2011

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BLOG: In Palestine, a Centre Offers Shelter and Changes Lives for Survivors of Violence, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , March 13th, 2013
BLOG: Malian Women Make their Voices Heard: Emergency Aid, Participation in the Peace Process, and Justice for All, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , January 25, 2013
USA: Support for Entrepreneurship and Women's Empowerment Among U.S. Priorities in South and Central Asia, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , January 13th, 2013
MALI: AID AGENCIES MUST BE ALLOWED SAFE ACCESS TO NORTH, Statements, , 10 April 2012
AUSTRALIA: UN Women Parliamentary International Women's Day Breakfast: Speech by Hon Julie Collins, Minister for the Status of Women , Statements, , 14 March 2012

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UNITED STATES/CONGO: Congress Urges Obama to Appoint Envoy For Congo , Campaign , November 2011
Women, Peace and Security Handbook, Handbook , 2010

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United Nations (UN)
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
ActionAid
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
The ICRC is very conscious of the multi-faceted ways in which women experience armed conflicts and has recently initiated activities to better identify the ways in which women are affected by armed conflicts and war.
Oxfam International (OXFAM)
Oxfam has pioneered a gender-sensitive approach to community development and peace building in developing countries and those in transition.

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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Gender Equality