Beyond the headlines: What the ongoing conflicts really mean for women and girls in the Middle East
Source: UN Women
The military escalation in the Middle East has had a devastating impact on women and girls across the region, and far beyond.
In just two months, the military strikes – including in populated areas and residential zones – have killed and injured thousands of civilians. Homes and critical infrastructure have been completely decimated, and the destruction has displaced millions of people.
UN Women’s ongoing research shows how women and girls are uniquely and disproportionately impacted by conflict and displacement. Right now, the systems that support the health, safety and livelihoods of women and girls in the Middle East are straining – or collapsing entirely – under the pressure of the escalating violence.
While much of the military operations are concentrated in Iran and Lebanon, strikes, displacement and infrastructure damage across the Middle East are disrupting humanitarian access in already fragile areas like Gaza and Yemen. The conflict – which is disrupting global supply-chains in the Strait of Hormuz – is raising energy prices and food insecurity across the world.
For women and girls, these crises are interconnected.
The military escalation in the Middle East has had a devastating impact on women and girls across the region, and far beyond.
In just two months, the military strikes – including in populated areas and residential zones – have killed and injured thousands of civilians. Homes and critical infrastructure have been completely decimated, and the destruction has displaced millions of people.
UN Women’s ongoing research shows how women and girls are uniquely and disproportionately impacted by conflict and displacement. Right now, the systems that support the health, safety and livelihoods of women and girls in the Middle East are straining – or collapsing entirely – under the pressure of the escalating violence.
While much of the military operations are concentrated in Iran and Lebanon, strikes, displacement and infrastructure damage across the Middle East are disrupting humanitarian access in already fragile areas like Gaza and Yemen. The conflict – which is disrupting global supply-chains in the Strait of Hormuz – is raising energy prices and food insecurity across the world.
For women and girls, these crises are interconnected.