WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States government announced Monday that up to $10 million in funding would be spent on a new U.S. initiative called “Safe from the Start” to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies worldwide.
The initial commitment of $10 million will allow the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and other humanitarian agencies and organizations to hire specialized staff, launch new programs, and develop innovative methods to protect women and girls at the onset of emergencies around the world. The United States will also coordinate with other donors and stakeholders to develop a framework for action and accountability to ensure efforts to address gender-based violence are routinely prioritized as a life-saving intervention along with other vital humanitarian assistance.
Secretary of State John Kerry emphasized that in the face of conflict and disaster, “we should strive to protect women and girls from sexual assault and other violence.”
Safe from the Start builds on the framework established by the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security and the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally. It will be led by the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance.
What kind of crap is this? The main issue in the world today is Muslims and the way the treat women. Look at what they did to that little girl who only wanted to go to school. They can dress it up anyway they want and use brainwashed women to try to say otherwise but there are just to many examples of how they treat them. I really do not understand the way women are treated in a lot of Muslim country’s. They treat them like slaves.
What a waste of money and how stupid can the state department be. They radicals and terrorist do not care who they kill or hurt. If you want to stop violence and against women then go after the cause and quit catering to the radical muslims.
to hell with this story. the united states cant even keep its own army women safe. Once again, the united states needs to fix its own problems before we spend time and money in other countries.