Tackling the food crisis cannot be done in isolation but requires a gendered and interdisciplinary approach by addressing the underlying causes such as conflict, human rights abuses and gender inequality.
Author: Stephanie Johanssen
Stephanie Johanssen is the associate director for advocacy and U.N. representative at the Women’s Refugee Commission
Less Talk, More Action, Please—Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Beijing
On the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—which identified twelve critical areas in the advancement of women’s rights—it’s a good time to reflect on our progress, but also identify the goals that have yet to be realized.
Standing up to discrimination against women and girls means standing up for all women and girls in all their diversity and their representative organizations fighting for racial justice, LGBTIQ inclusion, indigenous rights, disability rights, and climate justice.
We Cannot Abandon Migrant and Refugee Women During the COVID-19 Crisis
Coronavirus emergency responses must include those most affected: the 70 million refugees forcibly displaced by conflict or crisis, most of whom are women and girls.