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Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion has forced more than 1.8 million women to flee their homes within Ukraine, while <\/strong>nearly 6.7 million require humanitarian assistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n More than 3,799 women and 289 girls have been killed, though the real toll is believed to be significantly higher.<\/p>\n \u201cThe full-scale war has pushed an entire generation of Ukrainian women backwards,\u201d <\/strong>said Sabine Freizer Gunes, UN Women Representative in the country.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are facing heightened exposure to gender-based violence; rising unemployment; decreased decision-making power; greater domestic burdens; and a severe mental health crisis,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n Gender-based violence has surged by 36 per cent since 2022<\/strong>, driven in part by conflict-related stress, UN Women reported. In parallel, depression rates among women and girls have worsened.<\/p>\n On the economic front, opportunities have shrunk. By 2024, less than half of displaced women had jobs whilst the gender pay gap doubled <\/strong>since the beginning of the war.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the burden of unpaid care, from cooking to caring for children, has intensified as childcare services centres have closed and services dwindled. Women spent an average of 56 hours a week<\/strong> on childcare in 2024<\/strong>, up from 49 hours before the war.<\/p>\n Despite these hardships, Ukrainian women are leading humanitarian responses and driving economic resilience.<\/p>\n Women have assumed key roles as aid workers, community leaders and entrepreneurs. Today, one in every two businesses in Ukraine is founded by a woman.<\/strong><\/p>\n Women are also entering traditionally male-dominated sectors such as security, transportation and demining.<\/p>\n \u201cDonors\u2019 support to Ukrainian women-led organizations and programmes is crucial so they can continue promoting gender equality, women\u2019s rights and leadership<\/strong>,\u201d said Ms. Gunes.<\/p>\n \u201cWomen\u2019s full engagement will be essential to rebuild Ukraine as a gender-equal and gender-responsive society,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n In 2024 alone, UN Women supported more than 180,000 women and girls<\/strong> affected by the war through initiatives under the Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund.<\/p>\n The agency provides life-saving humanitarian aid, psychosocial and legal support, protection services and programmes to strengthen women\u2019s economic independence.<\/p>\n Four years on since the beginning of the war, UN Women is working to ensure that women are included in decision-making and recovery efforts<\/strong>, advocating for legal reforms to secure equal rights and representation.<\/p>\n The UN aid coordination office in Ukraine, OCHA, reported that an attack on Odesa City in the small hours of Wednesday morning had injured a number of civilians, including a child.<\/p>\nStressed out<\/h2>\n
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