To mark International Women's Day, AlignMNH in partnership with the IAWG Newborn Initiative interviewed three healthcare providers with experience working in fragile and crisis-affected contexts about the intersection of gender-based violence and maternal and newborn care.
Joint Statement on Early Childhood Development and the Ukraine Crisis
The Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC), Moving Minds Alliance, the International Step by Step Association (ISSA), the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC), the Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN), and the Arab Network for Early Childhood Development (ANECD)The instability and resulting wounds and trauma that are being inflicted on children and families living in Ukraine, and who are now refugees, are tragic, and without any intervention will be long lasting from generation to generation. The global community must act now.
Approaching Implementation of Respectful Maternity Care in Humanitarian Settings
IAWG Maternal and Newborn Health Sub-Working GroupApproaching Implementation of Respectful Maternity Care in Humanitarian Settings written by the IAWG Maternal and Newborn Health Sub-Working Group outlines interventions implemented in stable settings that maternal and newborn health (MNH) providers and program managers in crisis-affected settings have identified as promising strategies for humanitarian settings.
![A medical professional examines a newborn who is being held by their parent.](https://cdn.iawg.rygn.io/media/_smallCrop/RMC-brief-thumbnail.png?v=1722981078,0.5037,0.444)
Ukraine: Conflict Compounds the Vulnerabilities of Women and Girls as Humanitarian Needs Spiral
UNFPAFor millions of women and girls, including those who have lived in the shadow of conflict in eastern Ukraine for the last eight years, gender-based violence is a serious problem they know all too well. According to a 2019 UNFPA study, some 75 percent of women in the country reported experiencing some form of violence since age 15, and one in three reported experiencing physical or sexual violence. Crisis and displacement put them at increased risk of sexual and physical violence and abuse.
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EmergencyAs Over 1.5 Million People Flee Ukraine, Women, and Children at Increased Risk of Exploitation and Abuse, Warns IRC
International Rescue Committee (IRC)International donors and leaders must prioritize the support and protection of services for women and girls, listening to Ukrainian women and girls and including women’s rights organizations in affected countries to coordinate and implement response.