#ShareHumanity: Women in humanitarian crises

60 million people are currently displaced by conflict or persecution, half of them are women and children. War and natural disasters have a disproportionate impact on women. UN Women’s “Safe Spaces” provide vital support for women in humanitarian crises.Learn more: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/humanitarian-action

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Side by Side -- Women, Peace and Security

Date: Sunday, 13 January 2013

Jointly developed by the Australian Government's Australian Civil-Military Centre and UN Women, "Side by Side -- Women, Peace and Security" explores how the international community has and can meet its commitments on women, peace and security. The 30-minute documentary features an introduction by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as well as interviews with United Nations personnel, peacekeepers, mediators, humanitarian actors, policy makers and survivors of conflict. Read more…