Problem
Vulnerability of women refugees
Other Names:
Exploitation of women refugees Nature:
Women refugees are often the least well equipped to cope with their difficult circumstances and, as about 30% of the female population in the refugee camps is of childbearing age, pregnancy can add intolerably to their other anxieties. These women have little or no access to family planning services or contraception and there is a high percentage of unwanted pregnancies and births, thus increasing the number of refugee children. Violations of their security, one of the most serious problems affecting refugee women, have included rape, physical violence, sexual abuse or harassment and prostitution. Single women and women heads of families are more liable to such violence. Lack of sanitation and privacy is another aspect of the specific hardships refugee women have to endure. In cities, most refugee women need to supplement the family income, particularly women who are heads of households (that is, who earn 50% or over of the total earnings). In many cities, opportunities for these women are extremely limited.
Broader Problems:
RefugeesExploitation of womenViolence against women Related Problems:
Discrimination refugees Strategies:
Eliminating violence against womenProtecting refugeesProviding services to migrating womenProviding emergency humanitarian aidProviding aid to man-made disaster victimsProviding secure refugee camps and settlementsAssisting women refugeesExploiting women refugeesAssisting externally displaced peopleProviding humanitarian aid to refugees Subject(s):
Societal Problems → MaltreatmentSocietal Problems → Vulnerability
Society → Refugees
Society → Women
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST