Latest items for CWC-DATA-3
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[E]lectronic birth registration [are not extended] to home births and to all parents, including [] internally displaced parents and those without an address or identity documents" (12). "[Refugee and internally displaced women] continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to health care, education, employment and social assistance and they lack protection from gender-based violence" (16).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[E]lectronic birth registration [are not extended] to home births and to all parents, including [] internally displaced parents and those without an address or identity documents" (12). "[Refugee and internally displaced women] continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to health care, education, employment and social assistance and they lack protection from gender-based violence" (16).
April 19, 2024, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[M]easures [are not being taken] to protect internally and externally displaced women and girls against forced displacement and violence" (11). This indicates that displaced women and girls experience forced displacement and violence (MV-coder comment). "Some 2,200 persons remain at risk of statelessness, in particular Roma who are internally displaced, registered in Kosovo and residing in Serbia, with approximately 300 to 400 persons lacking birth registration… Child and forced marriages among Roma contribute to statelessness" (11).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[M]easures [are not being taken] to protect internally and externally displaced women and girls against forced displacement and violence" (11). This indicates that displaced women and girls experience forced displacement and violence (MV-coder comment). "Some 2,200 persons remain at risk of statelessness, in particular Roma who are internally displaced, registered in Kosovo and residing in Serbia, with approximately 300 to 400 persons lacking birth registration… Child and forced marriages among Roma contribute to statelessness" (11).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[There has been a] steady decrease in the number of stateless persons, including stateless women, in the State party since 2012" (10).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[There has been a] steady decrease in the number of stateless persons, including stateless women, in the State party since 2012" (10).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Act No. 5/98 of 05 March 1998 confers on refugees in Gabon the same rights as nationals. There is no discrimination against them. Refugees in Gabon are not housed in camps. They are settled in the main cities, live in harmony with the local population and go freely about their business... [Refugees] enjoy the same benefits as expatriates and may obtain a permit from the Ministry of Labour to work in the civil service... [R]efugee children enjoy the same rights as Gabonese (school is compulsory for children aged from 3 to 16 years)" (24). "Registration [for health insurance] is also available for refugees" (29).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Act No. 5/98 of 05 March 1998 confers on refugees in Gabon the same rights as nationals. There is no discrimination against them. Refugees in Gabon are not housed in camps. They are settled in the main cities, live in harmony with the local population and go freely about their business... [Refugees] enjoy the same benefits as expatriates and may obtain a permit from the Ministry of Labour to work in the civil service... [R]efugee children enjoy the same rights as Gabonese (school is compulsory for children aged from 3 to 16 years)" (24). "Registration [for health insurance] is also available for refugees" (29).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[T]he majority of internally displaced persons are women and children, including older women, and that they lack access to humanitarian assistance, including food and health services, in particular in Ituri Province" (16). "[Internally displaced women and girls do not] have adequate access to health services, education, food, shelter, freedom of movement, registration and durable solutions, as well as sustainable employment opportunities" (16).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[T]he majority of internally displaced persons are women and children, including older women, and that they lack access to humanitarian assistance, including food and health services, in particular in Ituri Province" (16). "[Internally displaced women and girls do not] have adequate access to health services, education, food, shelter, freedom of movement, registration and durable solutions, as well as sustainable employment opportunities" (16).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[B]arriers to access to high-quality education at all levels [are] faced by [refugee and asylum-seeking girls]" (10). "[There is]disproportionately low enrolment and completion rates at all levels of education among [refugee and asylum-seeking girls] throughout the State party" (11). "[T]he special needs of refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls [are not addressed], including through the provision of delivery and postnatal care in reception centres, the early identification and prevention of gender-based violence in the centres and the introduction of gender-sensitive asylum procedures" (14).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[B]arriers to access to high-quality education at all levels [are] faced by [refugee and asylum-seeking girls]" (10). "[There is]disproportionately low enrolment and completion rates at all levels of education among [refugee and asylum-seeking girls] throughout the State party" (11). "[T]he special needs of refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls [are not addressed], including through the provision of delivery and postnatal care in reception centres, the early identification and prevention of gender-based violence in the centres and the introduction of gender-sensitive asylum procedures" (14).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"With the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Government has implemented a programme to repatriate displaced persons and refugees. Many Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon, Chad, the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been voluntarily repatriated. This programme has enabled 50,000 internally displaced persons in Bangui and Bambari to return to their places of residence" (29). "Returnees have received support in the form of cash kits in the amount of 50,000 CFA francs per person, food stamps for women and shelter. These funds support the basic needs of returnees during the first week of their return" (30).more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"With the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Government has implemented a programme to repatriate displaced persons and refugees. Many Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon, Chad, the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been voluntarily repatriated. This programme has enabled 50,000 internally displaced persons in Bangui and Bambari to return to their places of residence" (29). "Returnees have received support in the form of cash kits in the amount of 50,000 CFA francs per person, food stamps for women and shelter. These funds support the basic needs of returnees during the first week of their return" (30).more
Jan. 13, 2024, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[T]he return and reintegration of displaced persons estimate the number of internally displaced persons in the Central African Republic at 669,997, of whom 262,366 are at 77 sites across the country and 407,631 are with host families… IOM has organized evacuations of displaced persons and refugees in host cities and cities of origin as required" (29). "Checkpoints have been put in place at the entrances and exits of city neighbourhoods with the most at-risk populations. These checkpoints are supposed to prevent any attacks against returnees" (29).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[T]he return and reintegration of displaced persons estimate the number of internally displaced persons in the Central African Republic at 669,997, of whom 262,366 are at 77 sites across the country and 407,631 are with host families… IOM has organized evacuations of displaced persons and refugees in host cities and cities of origin as required" (29). "Checkpoints have been put in place at the entrances and exits of city neighbourhoods with the most at-risk populations. These checkpoints are supposed to prevent any attacks against returnees" (29).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Singapore is not in a position to accept any persons seeking political asylum or refugee status" (21).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Singapore is not in a position to accept any persons seeking political asylum or refugee status" (21).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls with irregular migration status, most of whom are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: [f]ace obstacles in registering for and requesting a determination on refugee status; [a]re subject to mass expulsion, regardless of whether they are in need of international protection; [c]ontinue to be subject to the excessive use of force and sexual violence perpetrated with impunity by the State party’s security forces; [and a]re subject to sexual exploitation, including being compelled to engage in so-called “transactional sex” in exchange for food and other items necessary for survival, in settlement camps for refugees such as in Lóvua and Kamako" (14).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls with irregular migration status, most of whom are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: [f]ace obstacles in registering for and requesting a determination on refugee status; [a]re subject to mass expulsion, regardless of whether they are in need of international protection; [c]ontinue to be subject to the excessive use of force and sexual violence perpetrated with impunity by the State party’s security forces; [and a]re subject to sexual exploitation, including being compelled to engage in so-called “transactional sex” in exchange for food and other items necessary for survival, in settlement camps for refugees such as in Lóvua and Kamako" (14).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee is concerned about reports that women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons, refugee women, asylum-seeking women, stateless women and women with undetermined citizenship continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination" (pp.16-17).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee is concerned about reports that women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons, refugee women, asylum-seeking women, stateless women and women with undetermined citizenship continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination" (pp.16-17).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"There were reports throughout the year that Lunda Norte provincial authorities exerted pressure on irregular migrants and refugees to return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The government failed to provide adequate protection for asylum seekers and urban refugees" (12). "In August and September, the government supported a voluntary spontaneous repatriation of more than 15,000 refugees from Lunda Norte to the DRC. The government cooperated with UNHCR and the government of the DRC to respond to the humanitarian crisis and provided transportation for the spontaneous returnees. UNHCR estimated more than 8,000 refugees remained at its Lovua, Lunda Norte, resettlement camp" (13).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"There were reports throughout the year that Lunda Norte provincial authorities exerted pressure on irregular migrants and refugees to return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The government failed to provide adequate protection for asylum seekers and urban refugees" (12). "In August and September, the government supported a voluntary spontaneous repatriation of more than 15,000 refugees from Lunda Norte to the DRC. The government cooperated with UNHCR and the government of the DRC to respond to the humanitarian crisis and provided transportation for the spontaneous returnees. UNHCR estimated more than 8,000 refugees remained at its Lovua, Lunda Norte, resettlement camp" (13).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:15 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"UNHCR, NGOs, and refugees reported restrictions on freedom of movement in Lunda Norte Province. Police arbitrarily arrested or detained refugees and confiscated or ripped up their registration documents during periodic roundups, particularly in Dundo, the provincial capital. Refugees also reported periodic restrictions on freedom of movement from their resettlement site in Lovua, Lunda Norte Province and cited such restrictions a factor motivating them to return to the DRC" (13-14).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"UNHCR, NGOs, and refugees reported restrictions on freedom of movement in Lunda Norte Province. Police arbitrarily arrested or detained refugees and confiscated or ripped up their registration documents during periodic roundups, particularly in Dundo, the provincial capital. Refugees also reported periodic restrictions on freedom of movement from their resettlement site in Lovua, Lunda Norte Province and cited such restrictions a factor motivating them to return to the DRC" (13-14).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: CWC-DATA-3, AW-PRACTICE-1
"Access to asylum in the country is informal, with no legal framework… The lack of refugee legislation or formal policy complicated UNHCR’s work to identify and assist asylum seekers and refugees" (9).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3, AW-PRACTICE-1
"Access to asylum in the country is informal, with no legal framework… The lack of refugee legislation or formal policy complicated UNHCR’s work to identify and assist asylum seekers and refugees" (9).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Women have also benefited from [improved living and employment] conditions provided for refugees and IDPs in the country… On 14 February 2017, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has signed the Decree 1243 ‘On Making Changes to the Presidential Decree dated 23 January 2017 to substitute the meal allowances for IDPs and persons equal to them and the privileges on public utilities by the common monthly allowance...Currently, in accordance with Decree 1920 dated 16 April 2018 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan ‘On Making Changes to the Decree 1206 dated 23 January 2017 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Defining Common Monthly Allowance for...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Women have also benefited from [improved living and employment] conditions provided for refugees and IDPs in the country… On 14 February 2017, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has signed the Decree 1243 ‘On Making Changes to the Presidential Decree dated 23 January 2017 to substitute the meal allowances for IDPs and persons equal to them and the privileges on public utilities by the common monthly allowance...Currently, in accordance with Decree 1920 dated 16 April 2018 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan ‘On Making Changes to the Decree 1206 dated 23 January 2017 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Defining Common Monthly Allowance for...more
July 14, 2023, 5:34 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"During the years of 2017–2018, [the Society of Women for Rational Development] and UNHCR have jointly implemented the project ‘Prevention of sexual and gender violence in IDP communities and response measures’. Almost 500 women IDPs have benefited from the project. Besides that, during these years, 16 events were organized for women refugee and IDPs in frontline districts bringing together 215 persons in general" (6). Sexual and gender violence are issues concerning female refugees and IDPs (MV- coder comment).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"During the years of 2017–2018, [the Society of Women for Rational Development] and UNHCR have jointly implemented the project ‘Prevention of sexual and gender violence in IDP communities and response measures’. Almost 500 women IDPs have benefited from the project. Besides that, during these years, 16 events were organized for women refugee and IDPs in frontline districts bringing together 215 persons in general" (6). Sexual and gender violence are issues concerning female refugees and IDPs (MV- coder comment).
July 14, 2023, 5:33 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Following free medical checkup services are extended to refugees and IDPs to protect their health status: In 2018, a team of 11 doctors of various profiles has provided medical services to over 1000 settlement residents in total. Almost 600 of them were women; On 31 October and 1 November 2018, around 500 IDPs have had the ophthalmology checkup. 300 out of that number were women; On November 29, 2018, a team of 23 doctors has provided the medical checkup for almost 500 IDPs at the medical center of Binagadi district. Almost 350 out of that number were women… IDPs are given allowances in a way and an amount defined by...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Following free medical checkup services are extended to refugees and IDPs to protect their health status: In 2018, a team of 11 doctors of various profiles has provided medical services to over 1000 settlement residents in total. Almost 600 of them were women; On 31 October and 1 November 2018, around 500 IDPs have had the ophthalmology checkup. 300 out of that number were women; On November 29, 2018, a team of 23 doctors has provided the medical checkup for almost 500 IDPs at the medical center of Binagadi district. Almost 350 out of that number were women… IDPs are given allowances in a way and an amount defined by...more
June 27, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
The report had no information on internally displaced persons except to say that this group was not applicable to the state (MV-coder comment). "The government did not accept refugees from foreign countries for resettlement. The Sahrawi refugees had not sought local integration or naturalization during their 40-year stay in the refugee camps near Tindouf" (22).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
The report had no information on internally displaced persons except to say that this group was not applicable to the state (MV-coder comment). "The government did not accept refugees from foreign countries for resettlement. The Sahrawi refugees had not sought local integration or naturalization during their 40-year stay in the refugee camps near Tindouf" (22).
June 27, 2023, 2:34 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[T]he government protected a significant number of refugees in five large refugee camps in Tindouf and ran two other smaller camps near Tindouf, one surrounding a women’s boarding school and another used for administrative purposes. The report noted the refugee population included predominantly Syrians, (an estimated 85 percent), as well as Yemenis, Congolese, Ivoirians, Palestinians, Malians, Central Africans, and other nationalities… Since the outbreak of violence in northern Mali in 2012, international observers reported an influx of individuals into the country across the Malian border inconsistent with traditional migratory movements. During the year the government deported migrants to Mali" (19).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[T]he government protected a significant number of refugees in five large refugee camps in Tindouf and ran two other smaller camps near Tindouf, one surrounding a women’s boarding school and another used for administrative purposes. The report noted the refugee population included predominantly Syrians, (an estimated 85 percent), as well as Yemenis, Congolese, Ivoirians, Palestinians, Malians, Central Africans, and other nationalities… Since the outbreak of violence in northern Mali in 2012, international observers reported an influx of individuals into the country across the Malian border inconsistent with traditional migratory movements. During the year the government deported migrants to Mali" (19).
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[There are] reports that women with disabilities, women refugees, asylum-seeking women and women migrant workers continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination" (13). "[There is no] clear time frame for the processes of issuing and renewing official documentation and residence permits for women refugees, asylum-seeking women and women migrant workers... [There is lack of] access of asylum-seeking women, refugee women and migrant workers to employment and basic health services, including prenatal and postnatal care" (13).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[There are] reports that women with disabilities, women refugees, asylum-seeking women and women migrant workers continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination" (13). "[There is no] clear time frame for the processes of issuing and renewing official documentation and residence permits for women refugees, asylum-seeking women and women migrant workers... [There is lack of] access of asylum-seeking women, refugee women and migrant workers to employment and basic health services, including prenatal and postnatal care" (13).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Nepal is not a party to the Refugee Convention, 1951 and its Protocol, 1967. However, it has provided temporary shelter to refugees on humanitarian ground. Nevertheless, the refugees who entered Nepal before 1990 have been provided refugee status. Nepal has been respecting the principle of non-refoulement. Likewise, it has taken the policy to facilitate the return of those foreigners who either do not have visa to stay in Nepal or whose visa has already expired. Nepal is hosting a large number of refugees, mainly from Bhutan, although their numbers have steadily decreased in recent years as a result of third-country resettlement program. With collaborative efforts between the GoN and UNHCR,...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Nepal is not a party to the Refugee Convention, 1951 and its Protocol, 1967. However, it has provided temporary shelter to refugees on humanitarian ground. Nevertheless, the refugees who entered Nepal before 1990 have been provided refugee status. Nepal has been respecting the principle of non-refoulement. Likewise, it has taken the policy to facilitate the return of those foreigners who either do not have visa to stay in Nepal or whose visa has already expired. Nepal is hosting a large number of refugees, mainly from Bhutan, although their numbers have steadily decreased in recent years as a result of third-country resettlement program. With collaborative efforts between the GoN and UNHCR,...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:40 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[R]ural women, women with disabilities, internally displaced women and refugee women in camps in the State party continue to lack adequate access to basic health-care facilities, clean water, sanitation, high-quality medical care and psychological support" (11). [T]the number of [internally displaced persons, returnees and other vulnerable Iraqi women] in the State party has decreased by 7.5 per cent, there are still approximately 1.8 million in the State party, 450,000 of whom are living in 109 camps and another 1.2 million in private or informal housing arrangements... [O]ver a half of them have been displaced for more than three years" (13).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[R]ural women, women with disabilities, internally displaced women and refugee women in camps in the State party continue to lack adequate access to basic health-care facilities, clean water, sanitation, high-quality medical care and psychological support" (11). [T]the number of [internally displaced persons, returnees and other vulnerable Iraqi women] in the State party has decreased by 7.5 per cent, there are still approximately 1.8 million in the State party, 450,000 of whom are living in 109 camps and another 1.2 million in private or informal housing arrangements... [O]ver a half of them have been displaced for more than three years" (13).
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:28 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[There are high] rates of domestic violence, sexual exploitation, harassment and harmful practices, including child and forced marriages, affecting internally displaced women and girls in camps; [There is an] increased insecurity affecting woman and girls restricting, their capacity to obtain access to water, sanitation, education, health services and employment" (13).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[There are high] rates of domestic violence, sexual exploitation, harassment and harmful practices, including child and forced marriages, affecting internally displaced women and girls in camps; [There is an] increased insecurity affecting woman and girls restricting, their capacity to obtain access to water, sanitation, education, health services and employment" (13).
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:26 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[W]omen, including rural women, migrant and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities, are disadvantaged or underrepresented, in, inter alia, political and public life, education and employment, including in managerial positions, in particular in the civil service, diplomatic service and judicial service" (5).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"[W]omen, including rural women, migrant and asylum-seeking women and women with disabilities, are disadvantaged or underrepresented, in, inter alia, political and public life, education and employment, including in managerial positions, in particular in the civil service, diplomatic service and judicial service" (5).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee recommends that the State party:... (e) Revise immigration policies to ensure that laws and policies on the deportation of foreign women are not applied in a discriminatory manner, do not deter migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from reporting crimes of trafficking and do not undermine efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, identify or protect victims or prosecute perpetrators" (7). "Furthermore, the Committee is concerned about the following:...(f) The limited access for refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls to integration and language courses beyond obligatory schooling, which are currently accessible only to refugees with the prospects of staying in the State party...It also urges the State party:...(f) Ensure that...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee recommends that the State party:... (e) Revise immigration policies to ensure that laws and policies on the deportation of foreign women are not applied in a discriminatory manner, do not deter migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from reporting crimes of trafficking and do not undermine efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, identify or protect victims or prosecute perpetrators" (7). "Furthermore, the Committee is concerned about the following:...(f) The limited access for refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls to integration and language courses beyond obligatory schooling, which are currently accessible only to refugees with the prospects of staying in the State party...It also urges the State party:...(f) Ensure that...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:25 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Spontaneous displacement sites have mushroomed across the capital, but since none are official sites, services and support have been sporadic. In some camps, more than 60% of the displaced are women and girls." (para 30). "The agency saw its budget cut in half this year to just $417,000 (£357,734), even though the country is still coping with tens of thousands displaced by an August 2021 earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people in the country’s southern peninsula. The UN, meanwhile, has struggled to fund its operations, with UN envoy Helen La Lime warning of a 'humanitarian catastrophe'" (para 36-37).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Spontaneous displacement sites have mushroomed across the capital, but since none are official sites, services and support have been sporadic. In some camps, more than 60% of the displaced are women and girls." (para 30). "The agency saw its budget cut in half this year to just $417,000 (£357,734), even though the country is still coping with tens of thousands displaced by an August 2021 earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people in the country’s southern peninsula. The UN, meanwhile, has struggled to fund its operations, with UN envoy Helen La Lime warning of a 'humanitarian catastrophe'" (para 36-37).
June 21, 2022, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee welcomes the provision of temporary residence permits, health-care services and education to Venezuelan women and girls seeking asylum in the State party, as well as the establishment of a multi-agency committee to coordinate the State party’s response to the arrival of Venezuelan citizens on its territory. It nevertheless notes the following with concern: (a) The lack of national legislation on refugees, which prevents women and girls in need of international protection from acquiring refugee status; (b) The delay in ratifying the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto; (c) The lack of legal status for asylum-seeking women and girls, which prevents them...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee welcomes the provision of temporary residence permits, health-care services and education to Venezuelan women and girls seeking asylum in the State party, as well as the establishment of a multi-agency committee to coordinate the State party’s response to the arrival of Venezuelan citizens on its territory. It nevertheless notes the following with concern: (a) The lack of national legislation on refugees, which prevents women and girls in need of international protection from acquiring refugee status; (b) The delay in ratifying the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto; (c) The lack of legal status for asylum-seeking women and girls, which prevents them...more
June 21, 2022, 8:35 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee remains concerned about obstacles faced by women belonging to marginalized groups, such as asylum-seeking and refugee women, migrant women, Roma and Traveller women, and victims of trafficking in gaining access to healthcare services, including as a result of their inability to provide identity documentation, proof of address or immigration status" (13). "The Committee expresses concern about the detention of asylum-seeking women, including pregnant women and nursing women, and the absence of a general time limit on immigration detention in the State party. It is also concerned about the destitution of refugee and asylum-seeking women, due to extremely low levels of financial support available to them, which is also...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"The Committee remains concerned about obstacles faced by women belonging to marginalized groups, such as asylum-seeking and refugee women, migrant women, Roma and Traveller women, and victims of trafficking in gaining access to healthcare services, including as a result of their inability to provide identity documentation, proof of address or immigration status" (13). "The Committee expresses concern about the detention of asylum-seeking women, including pregnant women and nursing women, and the absence of a general time limit on immigration detention in the State party. It is also concerned about the destitution of refugee and asylum-seeking women, due to extremely low levels of financial support available to them, which is also...more
June 7, 2022, 9:49 a.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Since the Russian invasion began, more than three and a half million people have fled the country. Because men aged under 60 years old are required to stay in the country and fight, the majority of those fleeing are women and children" (1).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Since the Russian invasion began, more than three and a half million people have fled the country. Because men aged under 60 years old are required to stay in the country and fight, the majority of those fleeing are women and children" (1).
March 10, 2022, 10:53 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"As of October there were nearly 920,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon registered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Since the government instructed UNHCR to stop registering Syrian refugees in early 2015, this total did not include Syrian refugees who arrived after that time" (19). "In addition to nearly 14,000 UNHCR-registered Iraqi refugees residing in the country, a limited number of additional Iraqis entered during the year to escape violence. As of June 30, UNHCR also registered more than 4,200 refugees or asylum seekers from Sudan and other countries" (19). "Nonetheless, the country hosted an estimated 1.5 million refugees, the vast majority of them Syrian" (22). "The amount of...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"As of October there were nearly 920,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon registered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Since the government instructed UNHCR to stop registering Syrian refugees in early 2015, this total did not include Syrian refugees who arrived after that time" (19). "In addition to nearly 14,000 UNHCR-registered Iraqi refugees residing in the country, a limited number of additional Iraqis entered during the year to escape violence. As of June 30, UNHCR also registered more than 4,200 refugees or asylum seekers from Sudan and other countries" (19). "Nonetheless, the country hosted an estimated 1.5 million refugees, the vast majority of them Syrian" (22). "The amount of...more