Subject Area
Gender/Sex
Source
UNHCR
Type
Other
Location
International
Year Published
2024
Summary
UNHCR briefing note, ‘UNHCR warns of devastating spike in risk of gender-based violence for women and girls forced to flee’, 2024
Abstract
Across the world, more than 60 million women and girls who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence. While gender-based violence remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations worldwide, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that the risks are heightened for women and girls experiencing situations of conflict, or who have been forced to flee their homes.
