The Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls in West and Central Africa and the UNICEF Response
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), Human Development, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia,Sierra Leone
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2005
Citation: United Nations Children's Fund Regional Office for West and Central Africa. The Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls in West and Central Africa and the UNICEF Response. New York: United Nations Children's Fund, 2005.
Sub-Categories: Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), Human Development, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia,Sierra Leone
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2005
Citation: United Nations Children's Fund Regional Office for West and Central Africa. The Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls in West and Central Africa and the UNICEF Response. New York: United Nations Children's Fund, 2005.
Abstract
This is the first study undertaken by the UNICEF West and Central Africa office on the situation of war-affected women and girls. The study highlights a number of innovative programmes UNICEF and its partners are implementing to address the impact of the numerous conflicts that have racked the region for more than a decade. The conclusion contains recommendations on how UNICEF can take a more proactive role as the leading institution for the rights of girls, particularly adolescent girls. These young women are the most adversely affected, but they are also able to play a key role as change agents in war-torn communities.