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Women are more likely to live in poorer households globally than men. Countries where this is evident are predominantly fragile or conflict-affected. In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and ensure no one is left behind, women’s economic empowerment must be prioritised and resourced in crisis contexts. Choices, Chances and Safety in Crisis discusses the impact of crisis on women’s economic empowerment and the limitations of recent responses. It proposes a practical model for increasing women’s safety as well as their use and control of resources in crisis contexts. It outlines the preconditions that must be met to genuinely transform harmful gender norms and empower women economically along with examples from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s work. It concludes with recommendations for governments, international actors and the humanitarian sector.

Women are more likely to live in poorer households globally than men. Countries where this is evident are predominantly fragile or conflict-affected. In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and ensure no one is left behind, women’s economic empowerment must be prioritised and resourced in crisis contexts. Choices, Chances and Safety in Crisis discusses the impact of crisis on women’s economic empowerment and the limitations of recent responses. It proposes a practical model for increasing women’s safety as well as their use and control of resources in crisis contexts. It outlines the preconditions that must be met to genuinely transform harmful gender norms and empower women economically along with examples from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s work. It concludes with recommendations for governments, international actors and the humanitarian sector.

From years of experience working with refugees and asylum-seekers globally, we know that when given opportunity to thrive, forcibly displaced persons contribute to their host communities and boost local economies. However, third-country nationals living in the European Union face very specific challenges and barriers to integration stemming from their vulnerabilities as refugee populations, as well as structural issues and divergent asylum policies at the EU and national levels. As the EU transitions into a new mandate for the European Commission and Parliament, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ outlines a set of recommendations for a renewed and improved EU Action Plan on Integration. We argue that only by supporting the transition of refugees and asylum-seekers into their new communities, the EU has a chance to prove its role as a credible champion of protection and inclusion.

Three years of full-scale war and over a decade of hostilities have shattered the lives of millions of Ukrainians. Normal life remains out of reach as heavy shelling continues, especially in the southeast of the country, damaging homes, hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure. More than 13.7 million people in Ukraine are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. Funding from the European Union has been instrumental in allowing the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL) team to provide legal consultations, case management, information sessions and psychological support to people, many of whom are displaced and struggling to meet their basic needs.