The CSW has called on UN member states to "address sexual and gender-based violence as an integral and prioritized part of every humanitarian response". Civil society groups expected more.
On the fringes of the 60th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York between March 14 and 24, the question of refugee women and girls’ vulnerability and protection was a major concern. Yet the CSW final conclusions failed to provide strong language on the issue.
Nidan, stranded in Idomeni transit camp. Photo: Alex Yallop/Médecins Sans Frontières
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