Healing and Human Rights: A Blog by the Center for Victims of Torture
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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently issued a report on the plight of Syrian refugee women. Woman Alone: The Fight for Survival by Syria's Refugee Women shows that more than 145,000 Syrian refugee families in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan – one in four of all households – are headed solely by women. According to UNHCR, the report uncovers that “Many [women] live under the threat of violence or exploitation, and their children face mounting trauma and distress.”
Today the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London came to a close with concluding remarks from summit co-chairs U.K.
On the second day of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, U.K.
Here are a few updates from day three of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Today the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict begins in London.
