The United Nations has called for the increasing reports of rape and sexual violence against Ukrainian women and children during the Russian invasion of the country to be independently investigated.
Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, a United Nations entity dedicated to advancing gender equity and the empowerment of women, called for a"gender-sensitive" humanitarian response during an address at the UN Security Council in New York City on Monday morning."The combination of mass displacement with the large presence of conscripts and mercenaries, and the brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians, has raised all red flags," said Bahous.
"Gender-sensitive and survivor-centered response must be at the heart of all humanitarian action," she added.Despite the threat of violence,"women continue to serve and lead their communities and support the internally displaced," Bahous said."Women make up 80% of all health and social care workers in Ukraine, and many of them chose not to evacuate," she said.
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