Conflicts and violence uprooted at least 21 million women and girls within their countries by the end of 2018, the Internal Displacement Monitoring...
Conflicts and violence uprooted at least 21 million women and girls within their countries by the end of 2018, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said yesterday.IDMC has been the world’s authoritative source of data and analysis on internal displacement since it’s establishment in 1998 as part of the Norwegian Refugee Council .
He noted that while the global estimate of 21 million displaced women and girls accounts for just over half of the 41 million Internally Displaced People worldwide, in many cases, the proportion of women and girls in displaced populations was higher than that of men and boys, and also higher than in the national population.
“The new report, published jointly by IDMC, Plan International and IMPACT Initiatives, shows that displacement reinforces pre-existing discrimination and social and economic disadvantages. Displaced women and girls tend to face greater challenges than men and boys in staying safe, securing work, accessing education and healthcare. “Their sex and age often prevent them from making their voices heard and participating in decisions that affect them.
“Only 15 per cent of the countries IDMC collects data on provided information disaggregated by sex and age in 2018. Four of the ten countries with the largest internally displaced populations worldwide are completely missing from the Sustainable Development Goal Gender Index due to the unavailability of data.
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