Different needs
Monday, June 15, 2009
By Huma Yusuf
Dawn, Pakistan, Monday, 15 Jun, 2009
EARLIER this month, Nafeesa Shah, general secretary of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus, visited IDP camps to distribute relief goods. After meeting with several displaced people, Shah spoke about the plight of IDPs and the gravity of the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Frontier province.
What she did not mention were the specific issues that women in IDP camps face. The fact is, a woman’s experience in a crowded refugee camp is markedly different from that of a man in terms of medical concerns, mobility and rehabilitation. This is one crisis in which gender definitely matters.
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Dawn, Pakistan, Monday, 15 Jun, 2009
EARLIER this month, Nafeesa Shah, general secretary of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus, visited IDP camps to distribute relief goods. After meeting with several displaced people, Shah spoke about the plight of IDPs and the gravity of the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Frontier province.
What she did not mention were the specific issues that women in IDP camps face. The fact is, a woman’s experience in a crowded refugee camp is markedly different from that of a man in terms of medical concerns, mobility and rehabilitation. This is one crisis in which gender definitely matters.
Read More
Labels: IDPs, Military Operation, Plight of Women, Swat Operation, War on Terror
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