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Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. March 2018.
Bangladesh has been hosting Rohingya refugees from Myanmar for nearly 30 years. Since August 2017, some 693,000 Rohingya’s have made their way to Cox’s Bazar in desperate conditions. Of them, 51 per cent are women. The refugee population in Bangladeshi settlements has more than doubled; camps are overcrowded, needs are immediate and enormous, and resources are stretched.
Pictured: A woman walks through a market in Balukhali camp 5 March 2018. Women’s mobility is an important factor to consider within the camp. Traditionally, Rohingya women are expected to wear a burqa when leaving their home or shelter. In the camps, women often share a burqa among themselves to access public spaces. Some have to wait for their turn to borrow a neighbour’s burqa to even step outside their shelter.
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As of January 2016, 243,750 people had fled the violence in Central African Republic (CAR) and become refugees in Cameroon.
UN Women Cameroon supports economic and social rehabilitation for vulnerable women and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in seven refugee camps in three regions of the country.
Pictured: UN Women staff and partners hold a community meeting for women at the Gado-Badzere refugee camp.
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As of January 2016, 243,750 people had fled the violence in Central African Republic (CAR) and become refugees in Cameroon.
UN Women Cameroon supports economic and social rehabilitation for vulnerable women and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in seven refugee camps in three regions of the country.
Pictured: UN Women staff and partners hold a community meeting for women at the Gado-Badzere refugee camp.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
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“We support our partners in assisting migrants and refugees, so they can be better prepared seeking asylum or residence permits,” says Liesbeth Schockaert, the EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations´ expert on Central America.
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Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. March 2018.
Bangladesh has been hosting Rohingya refugees from Myanmar for nearly 30 years. Since August 2017, some 693,000 Rohingya’s have made their way to Cox’s Bazar in desperate conditions. Of them, 51 per cent are women. The refugee population in Bangladeshi settlements has more than doubled; camps are overcrowded, needs are immediate and enormous, and resources are stretched.
Pictured: A portrait of Minara Begum, 22, in Balukhali camp on 5 March 2018. Minara Begum is an outreach worker for the Multi-Purpose Women’s Centre. Minara has helped pregnant women reach relief distribution points and carried relief items for them. She has learned to speak up and now presents the issues of other Rohingya women refugees to the authorities in charge of the day-to-day management of the camp.
As of January 2018, UN Women has set up the first Multi-Purpose Women Centre in the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, in partnership with Action Aid and with support from UN Women National Committee Australia. The Centre provides a safe space for Rohingya women and adolescent girls, where they can build a social network, access information and referral services for gender-based violence, and seek psycho-social counselling. The centre also offers skills training in literacy, livelihood options, leadership and disaster preparedness, and raises awareness about gender issues and risks.
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Friendly Spaces are designed to protect children from physical harm and psychosocial distress and to help them continue learning.
Juli and other children attend several classes aimed at reducing educational gaps as a result of the migratory path.
“All children everywhere have the right to protection and a quality education. Integrating child protection and education activities in humanitarian emergencies reduces children’s vulnerability and exposure to risks such as exploitation, abuse, and violence,” says Corita Tassi, EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations' expert on protection, gender and education in emergencies for Latin America and the Caribbean.
“Multi-sectoral collaboration is one of our key priorities to promote access to rights in a safe environment and to help restoring a sense of normality, dignity and hope for all affected girls and boys,” she says.
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Education, formal or non-formal, is essential for children in emergency settings. Children get to learn but also play, to overcome the trauma of forced displacement.
To keep displaced children learning and recovering from their traumatic experience, the “Safe Healing and Learning Spaces” also teach children key social-emotional skills like managing their emotions, learning positive coping mechanisms, and setting goals.
Part of this EU-funded programme trains teachers for Healing Classes. In addition, specially-trained social workers will be available to work with vulnerable children and to run group sessions.
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Juli's favorite activities are painting, learning words and numbers, and drawing pictures.
“Before the pandemic, the situation was already critical for migrant children like Juli. Now, migrants in Mexico have greater difficulties in accessing sources of employment, having government support due to their lack of documents, or resorting to formal and informal support networks,” says Maripina Menéndez, CEO of Save the Children in Mexico.
“This precariousness has increased the anxiety, frustration, and vulnerability of the migrant population, affecting children and adolescents. It is necessary to double our efforts and implement all the necessary mechanisms to protect their rights and ensure their well-being,” she states.
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“Increased violence, social unrest, drought, natural hazards and the coronavirus pandemic force more Central Americans to leave their country and their homes each year to find safety and opportunities elsewhere,” says Liesbeth Schockaert, EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations expert on Central America.
“Unfortunately, the pathway to safety is becoming more difficult and traumatising, especially for the most vulnerable, the children. That is why in Central America, providing humanitarian assistance and protection to displaced children in Central America is one of our key concerns and why we support the creation of safe spaces for children,” she adds.
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Juli sleeps in one of the tents provided by the shelter with her mother and siblings: 3-year-old Abril* and the newborn Jaime*.
Children make up a large portion of those fleeing from countries in Central America´s Northern Triangle and are the most vulnerable and exposed.
In 2020 alone, more than 11,500 children and adolescents were presented to migration authorities in Mexico for unlawful entry. Many of them were traveling alone.
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When the violence broke out, Azmera escaped without bringing anything with her, and set off on the path towards Sudan with her daughter.
“My daughter had some toys she used to play with and she asks me where her toys are,” she explains wearily. “But she understands that we had to flee and come here.”
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After crossing into Sudan, Azmera arrived at Tunaydbah camp, located in eastern Sudan.
“Our children had better lives before, when there was peace. My daughter used to go to preschool,” she says.
She began to worry about the impact displacement and the journey had on her daughter.
Azmera has seen improvements in her daughter’s mental health since she started going to the EU-funded safe spaces.
“When she comes home, all she does is talk about school,” she says, smiling at her daughter. “It has really helped to get the depression out of her mind.”
Azmera’s hopes for her daughter’s future keep her strong despite her current circumstances.
She wants Tigray to return to peace so her daughter can return to school one day. “I hope she becomes a career woman who helps the Tigrayan community,” she says, looking lovingly at her daughter. “Not only the Tigrayan community, but the world as whole.”
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She was reunited with her daughter in Sudan, and received treatment for her legs from the IRC’s EU-funded health centre in Gedaref camp.
“I am relieved that we have somewhere to sleep at night,” she says. “But we can’t sleep. Our minds can’t deal with the things we’ve experienced. Even if we try to forget them, we can’t get rid of the memories.”
Despite this, she remains steadfast in her hope to return to Ethiopia and reunite with her 2 sons.
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30-year old Azmera used to live with her husband and daughter in Humora, located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. She escaped, and now lives in Tunaydbah camp, in eastern Sudan.
“We had a decent livelihood back home,” she says. “We had freedom and lived a good life.”
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To ensure that displaced families do not go hungry while living in displacement, we helped provide food supplies and set up community kitchens.
Our partners have also distributed other essential items such as hygiene kits, sleeping materials, solar lamps, and water and kitchen utensils.
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As the loss of homes and livelihoods can often cause emotional distress, this EU-funded programme also includes psychological support sessions.
These sessions aim to help them cope with the sudden displacement as well as to create a safe space where everyone can share what is on their minds openly.
Those requiring higher-level care will be referred to nearby health care facilities.
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To help Anastasie and her peers create a bridge into formal school, EU funding is supporting the IRC to run “Safe Healing and Learning Spaces”.
Thanks to this programme, pupils are taught basic reading, writing, mathematics and social-emotional skills. At least half of the children targeted are girls.
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Due to the lack of immediate access to safe water in evacuation centres, the EU-funded programme also provides displaced families with clean water supplies to ensure they remain in good health.
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The Suchiate River – the natural border between Mexico and Guatemala – is one of such routes.
People pay to hop on makeshift rafts and reach the border city of Tapachula, where some of them try to legally register in Mexico.
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As of January 2016, 243,750 people had fled the violence in Central African Republic (CAR) and become refugees in Cameroon.
UN Women Cameroon supports economic and social rehabilitation for vulnerable women and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in seven refugee camps in three regions of the country.
Pictured: UN Women staff and partners hold a community meeting for women at the Gado-Badzere refugee camp.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
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With the COVID-19 pandemic context, sessions are also held to teach children the importance of hygiene and techniques to prevent the spread of the virus.
Children are encouraged to wear masks, respect the social distancing measures, and properly wash their hands.
Handwashing stations have also been set up at the Safe Healing and Learning Spaces so that children and adults are able to wash their hands properly while coming and going.
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After developing severe cramps and swelling in her legs during the journey, Berhan had to be carried on a stretcher to the camp after she crossed to Sudan.
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“The influx of migrants and refugees arriving in Mexico largely surpassed its pre-pandemic upward trajectory. It’s vital to respond to their increasing humanitarian and protection needs,” says Schockaert.
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An increasing number of women, girls and LGBTQI+ people flee from sexual and gender-based violence in their countries. They often face higher risks when migrating through Mexico. We help provide the protection and health support they need.
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"Lights, Camera, (Collective) Action!", the annual fundraiser for Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS), held at Room & Board at 1840 14th Street NW.
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Bangladesh: Girls are from host community Cox’s Bazar, She visited WFS established for GBV prevention and response and integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services to women and men from the Rohingya and immediate host communities. These services will have a special focus on young people, both boys and girls, to empower them and improve their skills.
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Many families in several municipalities had to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere after government security forces launched military operations against armed groups in the predominantly Muslim province of Maguindanao.
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Proud to join my House colleagues to stand in solidarity to bring attention to Domestic Violence Prevention Month and a special thanks to SafeSpace's CEO Jill Borowicz for joining us today and all her work on behalf of survivors of domestic abuse.
In Cameroon’ Far North region, conflict has prevented thousands of children from going to school. Numbers continued to increase across the region at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Attacks by armed groups targeting schools have led to the destruction of schools, school closures, lack of adequate educational infrastructure and a shortage of trained teachers.
As of December 2019, over 40% of villages in the Far North region did not have a school, with 50% of existing schools located at more than 1 hour’s walk.
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