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Gender-based Violence as a Weapon of War

Published: Dec. 17, 2019, 2:11 p.m.

This episode examines\xa0the\xa0changing nature of war\xa0and conflict\xa0and\xa0why gender-based\xa0violence (GBV) has become a central feature\xa0in\xa0crises around the world.\xa0GHPC Senior Associate\xa0Janet Fleischman\xa0sits down\xa0with\xa0Melissa Dalton, senior fellow and deputy director of the CSIS International Security Program and Director of the Cooperative Defense Project (CDP); and\xa0Fatima Imam, executive director of Rehabilitation, Empowerment, and Better Health Initiative and Network of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria. They discuss how\xa0GBV impacts women and girls in crises, focused especially on the Middle East and northern Nigeria,\xa0and how these ubiquitous and traumatizing realities\xa0undermine global health security and community resilience.\xa0This conversation\xa0is\xa0linked to\xa0a\xa0new\xa0CSIS\xa0report,\xa0How Can We\xa0Better Reach Women and Girls in Crises?\xa0and\xa0an\xa0October 31\xa0conference\xa0on\xa0U.S.\xa0Action\xa0for Women\u2019s and Girls\u2019 Health Security,\xa0both\xa0under the auspices of the\xa0CSIS Commission on Strengthening America\u2019s Health Security.