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We invite all young people—young women and men, adolescent girls and boys—to contribute to a Dec. 9 conversation on how to improve access to justice for adolescent girls and young women. Register now, or if you can't join us, submit your ideas via a survey instead, by Dec. 5.
Join Us for a Virtual Conversation on How To Improve Access to Justice for Adolescent Girls and Young Women | Women's Refugee Commission
We invite all young people—young women and men, adolescent girls and boys—to contribute to a conversation on how to improve access to justice for adolescent girls and young women.
www.womensrefugeecommission.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We invite all young people—young women and men, adolescent girls and boys—to contribute to a Dec. 9 conversation on how to improve access to justice for adolescent girls and young women. Register now, or if you can't join us, submit your ideas via a survey instead, by Dec. 5.
Today, as the #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence kicks off, we stand with fellow members of the GBV AoR in reaffirming "our shared commitment to a humanitarian & development system that upholds life, dignity & rights." Joint statement: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
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WRC stands with fellow members of the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) in wholeheartedly endorsing GBV AoR's joint statement on gender-based violence and gender equality pushback...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Today, as the #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence kicks off, we stand with fellow members of the GBV AoR in reaffirming "our shared commitment to a humanitarian & development system that upholds life, dignity & rights." Joint statement: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
This fall has been particularly busy for WRC. We want to share a few highlights of our recent work in our core focus areas: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/listeni...
Listening, Learning, and Advocating in Partnership, Around the World | Women's Refugee Commission
This fall has been particularly busy for WRC. We want to share a few highlights of our recent work in our core focus areas: protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights. fighting for migrant r...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This fall has been particularly busy for WRC. We want to share a few highlights of our recent work in our core focus areas: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/listeni...
#ICE is detaining & deporting pregnant women & separating women from their babies. WRC’s Melanie Nezer is in Honduras with Physicians for Human Rights to meet with recently deported women & get their firsthand accounts. Here’s Melanie’s first dispatch about what she’s seeing & hearing on the ground.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#ICE is detaining & deporting pregnant women & separating women from their babies. WRC’s Melanie Nezer is in Honduras with Physicians for Human Rights to meet with recently deported women & get their firsthand accounts. Here’s Melanie’s first dispatch about what she’s seeing & hearing on the ground.
To support & uplift local experience & expertise, WRC partners with local researchers to produce our reports. In a new series, we give them the floor to share their reflections. First up is Diana Flórez, who researched & wrote our #Honduras report: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/wrc-res...
WRC Researcher Reflections: Diana Flórez | Women's Refugee Commission
To support and uplift local experience and expertise, WRC partners with local researchers to produce our groundbreaking reports. In this new series, we give them the floor to share their reflections. ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
To support & uplift local experience & expertise, WRC partners with local researchers to produce our reports. In a new series, we give them the floor to share their reflections. First up is Diana Flórez, who researched & wrote our #Honduras report: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/wrc-res...
A message from Executive Director, Sarah Costa, and Board Co-Chairs, Alex Arriaga and Ivonne Dersch: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/announc...
Announcement: Leadership Farewell and Transition | Women's Refugee Commission
A message from Executive Director, Sarah Costa and Board Co-Chairs, Alex Arriaga and Ivonne Dersch
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November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A message from Executive Director, Sarah Costa, and Board Co-Chairs, Alex Arriaga and Ivonne Dersch: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/announc...
For the first time since 2017, the US Govt missed its legal reporting deadline under the Women, Peace, and Security Act. Congress must act to ensure oversight and accountability for the implementation of #WPS. Read our joint civil society statement: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
CSWG Statement - WPS Act Report - 11.06.25.pdf
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November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
For the first time since 2017, the US Govt missed its legal reporting deadline under the Women, Peace, and Security Act. Congress must act to ensure oversight and accountability for the implementation of #WPS. Read our joint civil society statement: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
In #Gaza, #Sudan, and around the world, the Women, Peace, and Security agenda #WPS is on fragile ground. New WRC blog post:
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On Fragile Ground: Peace and Security Remain Elusive for Women and Girls in Gaza, Sudan, and Around the World | Women's Refugee Commission
The Women, Peace, and Security agenda is on fragile ground, as the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan illustrate.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In #Gaza, #Sudan, and around the world, the Women, Peace, and Security agenda #WPS is on fragile ground. New WRC blog post:
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Advocates say #ICE is detaining pregnant women, violating federal policy.
Melanie Nezer of @wrcommission.bsky.social: Women are miscarrying in detention and returning malnourished.
The group launched the Detention Pregnancy Tracker to collect real-time reports, push for transparency.
#HumanRights
Melanie Nezer of @wrcommission.bsky.social: Women are miscarrying in detention and returning malnourished.
The group launched the Detention Pregnancy Tracker to collect real-time reports, push for transparency.
#HumanRights
Nonprofit asks for help tracking pregnant ICE detainees
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October 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Advocates say #ICE is detaining pregnant women, violating federal policy.
Melanie Nezer of @wrcommission.bsky.social: Women are miscarrying in detention and returning malnourished.
The group launched the Detention Pregnancy Tracker to collect real-time reports, push for transparency.
#HumanRights
Melanie Nezer of @wrcommission.bsky.social: Women are miscarrying in detention and returning malnourished.
The group launched the Detention Pregnancy Tracker to collect real-time reports, push for transparency.
#HumanRights
The scenes from #ElFasher are horrifying.
For decades, women in #Sudan have raised the alarm about the violence they have experienced at the hands of paramilitary groups, only to be ignored. Now, women and girls are bearing the brunt of extreme violence and a collapse of protection mechanisms.
For decades, women in #Sudan have raised the alarm about the violence they have experienced at the hands of paramilitary groups, only to be ignored. Now, women and girls are bearing the brunt of extreme violence and a collapse of protection mechanisms.
October 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
WRC’s VP of Advocacy and External Relations, Melanie Nezer, shares our statement in response to today’s announcement of the Presidential determination on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2026. #refugees
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WRC’s VP of Advocacy and External Relations, Melanie Nezer, shares our statement in response to today’s announcement of the Presidential determination on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2026. #refugees
Melanie Nezer de la Comisión de Mujeres Refugiadas [c]ondena que las embarazadas estén viviendo en estas condiciones ... donde sus casos no están siendo documentados y donde no tienen la atención médica que requieren: "Eso no debería estar pasando en nuestro país". www.univision.com/noticias/inm...
ICE le informó que estaba embarazada y la mantuvo detenida por meses: organizaciones reportan casos similares en números "sin precedentes"
Organizaciones de derechos civiles han denunciado que ICE mantiene en detención a una cifra nunca vista de mujeres embarazadas.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Melanie Nezer de la Comisión de Mujeres Refugiadas [c]ondena que las embarazadas estén viviendo en estas condiciones ... donde sus casos no están siendo documentados y donde no tienen la atención médica que requieren: "Eso no debería estar pasando en nuestro país". www.univision.com/noticias/inm...
Adolescent girls are the experts on their own lives. @wrcommission.bsky.social is transforming how the humanitarian sector responds to the unique and diverse priorities of adolescent girls. Explore more: www.imhereforher.org #imhere #imhereforher
October 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Adolescent girls are the experts on their own lives. @wrcommission.bsky.social is transforming how the humanitarian sector responds to the unique and diverse priorities of adolescent girls. Explore more: www.imhereforher.org #imhere #imhereforher
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This reporting is so important. A must-read from @shefali.bsky.social.
Here's a link to the @wrcommission.bsky.social Detention Pregnancy Tracker that's described in the artice.
detentionpregnancytracker.com
Here's a link to the @wrcommission.bsky.social Detention Pregnancy Tracker that's described in the artice.
detentionpregnancytracker.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This reporting is so important. A must-read from @shefali.bsky.social.
Here's a link to the @wrcommission.bsky.social Detention Pregnancy Tracker that's described in the artice.
detentionpregnancytracker.com
Here's a link to the @wrcommission.bsky.social Detention Pregnancy Tracker that's described in the artice.
detentionpregnancytracker.com
60% of #refugees now live in cities, not camps, but our #humanitarianaid systems haven't caught up. Our new policy brief w/ @refugeesinternational.org @refugeesri.bsky.social & @iied.bsky.social calls for an "urban first" approach to refugee response: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Rooted In The City | Women's Refugee Commission
Sixty percent of refugees now live in urban areas, not camps, yet our humanitarian systems haven't adapted to this reality. Together with Refugees International, International Institute for Environmen...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
60% of #refugees now live in cities, not camps, but our #humanitarianaid systems haven't caught up. Our new policy brief w/ @refugeesinternational.org @refugeesri.bsky.social & @iied.bsky.social calls for an "urban first" approach to refugee response: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Pregnant and nursing women are being detained by ICE despite the known risks and in violation of DHS' own guidance.
As WRC’s US Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, told @19thnews.org: “We are seeing just this shocking number of detained postpartum and pregnant women.”
As WRC’s US Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, told @19thnews.org: “We are seeing just this shocking number of detained postpartum and pregnant women.”
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Pregnant and nursing women are being detained by ICE despite the known risks and in violation of DHS' own guidance.
As WRC’s US Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, told @19thnews.org: “We are seeing just this shocking number of detained postpartum and pregnant women.”
As WRC’s US Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, told @19thnews.org: “We are seeing just this shocking number of detained postpartum and pregnant women.”
Every year on #WorldFoodDay, the int'l community reaffirms its commitment to achieving global food security & sustainability. WRC looks at this goal through the lens of our mission, to protect & empower women & children displaced by conflict & crisis:
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What World Food Day Means to Us | Women's Refugee Commission
Every year on October 16, World Food Day marks the founding of the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and reaffirms the international community’s commitment to achieving the glob...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Every year on #WorldFoodDay, the int'l community reaffirms its commitment to achieving global food security & sustainability. WRC looks at this goal through the lens of our mission, to protect & empower women & children displaced by conflict & crisis:
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/what-wo...
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/what-wo...
Tomorrow is Intl #DayoftheGirl, a fitting moment to launch www.imhereforher.org -- a hub for WRC’s I’m Here Approach, which recognizes adolescent girls as experts in their own lives & empowers them to co-design solutions to the unique risks they face. #ImHereForHer
October 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Tomorrow is Intl #DayoftheGirl, a fitting moment to launch www.imhereforher.org -- a hub for WRC’s I’m Here Approach, which recognizes adolescent girls as experts in their own lives & empowers them to co-design solutions to the unique risks they face. #ImHereForHer
It’s #DAFDay2025, a nationwide celebration of generosity through Donor-Advised Funds. Make a DAF gift to WRC today and help us to improve the lives and protect the rights of women, children, and youth displaced by conflict and crisis: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/donate/donor... #givingtogether
Give Through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) | Women's Refugee Commission
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October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s #DAFDay2025, a nationwide celebration of generosity through Donor-Advised Funds. Make a DAF gift to WRC today and help us to improve the lives and protect the rights of women, children, and youth displaced by conflict and crisis: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/donate/donor... #givingtogether
The Women, Peace, and Security agenda was built on the principle that no peace is possible without the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation and leadership of women. 25 years on, urgent action is needed to fulfill the #WPS agenda's promise:
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/25-year...
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/25-year...
25 Years of Women, Peace and Security: The World Must Take Urgent Action To Protect Women and Girls | Women's Refugee Commission
The Women, Peace, and Security agenda was built on the principle that no peace is possible without the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation and leadership of women, and it sought to ensure ...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Women, Peace, and Security agenda was built on the principle that no peace is possible without the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation and leadership of women. 25 years on, urgent action is needed to fulfill the #WPS agenda's promise:
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/25-year...
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/25-year...
Today, we mourn the thousands of lives lost and futures shattered by the Israel-Gaza conflict. Read our statement:
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/a-state...
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/a-state...
A Statement on the Two Year Anniversary of October 7 | Women's Refugee Commission
Today, we mourn the thousands of lives lost and futures shattered by the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today, we mourn the thousands of lives lost and futures shattered by the Israel-Gaza conflict. Read our statement:
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/a-state...
www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/a-state...
As a member of the @ngowgwps, we stand in solidarity with Noura Erakat as she briefs the #UNSC at today’s Open Debate on #WPS on the situation of women and girls in #Palestine. Watch her briefing at 10am EDT here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...
Women and peace and security - Security Council, 10011th meeting
Women and peace and security - Security Council, 10011th meeting
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October 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
As a member of the @ngowgwps, we stand in solidarity with Noura Erakat as she briefs the #UNSC at today’s Open Debate on #WPS on the situation of women and girls in #Palestine. Watch her briefing at 10am EDT here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...
“Women in Gaza are not coping. They are living in hell.”
WRC’s Sadia Kidwai spoke with FRANCE 24's "The 51%" on the devastating toll of forced starvation and repeated displacement on women and girls in Gaza: www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/... (Scroll to 4:20 for her comments.)
WRC’s Sadia Kidwai spoke with FRANCE 24's "The 51%" on the devastating toll of forced starvation and repeated displacement on women and girls in Gaza: www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/... (Scroll to 4:20 for her comments.)
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October 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Women in Gaza are not coping. They are living in hell.”
WRC’s Sadia Kidwai spoke with FRANCE 24's "The 51%" on the devastating toll of forced starvation and repeated displacement on women and girls in Gaza: www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/... (Scroll to 4:20 for her comments.)
WRC’s Sadia Kidwai spoke with FRANCE 24's "The 51%" on the devastating toll of forced starvation and repeated displacement on women and girls in Gaza: www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/... (Scroll to 4:20 for her comments.)
An editorial in @washingtonpost.com spotlights the unfolding genocide in #Sudan and the urgent need for the US to do more to end the conflict and protect civilian lives: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
October 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An editorial in @washingtonpost.com spotlights the unfolding genocide in #Sudan and the urgent need for the US to do more to end the conflict and protect civilian lives: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Recently, we teamed up with the @wrcommission.bsky.social ky.social to create the Detention Pregnancy Tracker. This website provides stakeholders with a secure venue to document the conditions faced by pregnant, postpartum, or nursing women who are held in DHS custody.
detentionpregnancytracker.com
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September 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Recently, we teamed up with the @wrcommission.bsky.social ky.social to create the Detention Pregnancy Tracker. This website provides stakeholders with a secure venue to document the conditions faced by pregnant, postpartum, or nursing women who are held in DHS custody.
detentionpregnancytracker.com
detentionpregnancytracker.com