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This infographic displays data about gender in Ukraine.

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.

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.

For 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.

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.