Expert’s Take: Six Ways Sri Lanka’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security Will Support Women During Crises

Jun 8, 2023 | Prashani Dias
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Conflicts and crises affect everyone, but do they affect everyone the same? Sri Lanka’s past shows how the legacy of armed conflict imposes particular hardships for women – whether through displacement, bereavement, or vulnerability to sexual violence and exploitation. And when we look at the country’s current economic crisis, we also see a disproportionate impact on women and girls. They are the first to be burdened with meeting care needs, the first to drop out of school, and the first to lose their livelihoods. Women and girls experience conflict and crises differently than men, and these varied impacts have narrowed the role of women in society.