Somalia's Women Voices - Pushing for Gender-Inclusive Representation

press release

Nairobi — When a crisis hits Somalia, women and girls often bear the worst of it.

Somalia is currently facing multiple shocks, including the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, locust invasions, food insecurity and ongoing insurgency. As conflict across the country increases, so too does the threat of harassment, kidnapping and sexual violence against women and girls. As locusts destroy crops and food insecurity surges, women are left vulnerable to violence and theft as the men leave them behind unprotected to search for food or work.

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