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The impact of armed conflict or natural disaster on
reproductive health can be devastating, particularly
for women and children.
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Women and children account for more than
75 per cent of the refugees and displaced persons
at risk
from war, famine, persecution and natural disaster.
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Women
of reproductive age comprise a quarter of the at-risk
population. One
in five is likely to
be pregnant.
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Many women forced to flee were already
poor or otherwise vulnerable in the first place.
Away from
their partners and their communities, alone with
their children, their vulnerability to sexual exploitation
and violence is even higher.
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Vulnerability to natural
disasters is increasing, exacerbated by poverty
and environmental destruction.
At least 90 per cent of the victims of natural disasters
live in developing countries.
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PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY: Women in Emergency Situations
