08.01.2016

State of World Population 2015

Humanitarian response treats women's health ‘as an afterthought’, says the UN

The Guardian Pregnancies and childbirth in humanitarian crises pose disproportionate risk on women and adolescent girls. Sixty percent of preventable cases of maternal mortality attribute to women who have been affected by conflict, natural disasters or flight. The World Population Report 2015 appeals to protect the rights of women and girls in humanitarian crises. (Photo © flickr)