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Economic Strengthening for Girls in Emergencies Little is known about the economic dimension of girls’ GBV risk, despite the clear relationship between economic insecurity and some forms of GBV, and…
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Build the Peace: Creating Economic Opportunities in Post-Conflict Liberia
As part of a three-year research project focused on promoting economic opportunities, often referred to as “livelihoods,” for displaced women and youth, the Women’s Commission undertook a field trip to…
Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: Desperate and Alone
The bleak situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan, and our immediate recommendations….
Women’s Refugee Commission and 200+ Organizations Urge DHS to Eliminate Work Permits Backlog
The Women’s Refugee Commission joined more than 200 other organizations in urging the US Department of Homeland Security’s US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to take immediate action to issue…
2024 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in Advance of the Annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) signed onto this open letter, co-written by the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, of which WRC is a member. The letter has…
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Conflict and Displacemement in Burundi
A delegation from the Women’s Refugee Commission carried out a fact finding mission to Tanzania and Burundi in early October 2000 to identify particular concerns and needs of the many…
Cooking Fuel and the Humanitarian Response in the Horn of Africa
…to be eaten, and cooking fuel is not provided to the majority of refugees. Cooking fuel is therefore just as critical as the food itself, particularly over the long term….
Marginalizing Youth How Economic Programs Fail Youth in Post-Conflict Settings
Young people are among the most under-served of all people affected by conflict and displacement despite the fact that they are both causal and recipient agents. Additionally, as a result…
Leave No One Behind: How to Include Crisis-Affected Populations in the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights
Ahead of the UN Generation Equality Paris Forum from June 29 to July 1, 2021, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) prepared a paper on…
A Double-edged Sword: Livelihoods in Emergencies
During emergencies, women, girls, boys and men draw on their assets while navigating a complex landscape of changing power dynamics, unequal access to resources and information, and threats of violence…
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