Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund

Since the eruption of heavy fighting in Khartoum and other cities across Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), thousands of civilians have been reportedly killed or injured. As a result, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, exacerbating an already difficult humanitarian situation in which women and girls are bearing the brunt of violence, abuse, and discrimination. That’s why the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund is mobilizing urgently-needed financing in support of local women’s organizations on the front lines. Women civil society leaders in Sudan are serving as first responders on the ground to deliver humanitarian assistance and ensure the safety and protection of women and girls across the country, and they need financing now more than ever. The resilience of Sudanese women in the face of adversity is a source of hope and an inspiration, and their role as humanitarian workers and protectors is essential. Your gift will help support local women’s organizations leading the humanitarian response on the front lines of conflict in Sudan and around the world. Join us and give what you can today.

Climate change is an increasing urgent global imperative impacting every region of the world. According to the latest data by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), over 3.3 billion people are “highly vulnerable” to the devastating threats of climate change, which are driving higher levels of conflict, political instability, population displacements, poverty, and hunger across borders. But the impacts of climate change come at a higher cost for women and girls. In the face of rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather, structural gender inequalities are making women and girls disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of the global climate crisis, leaving them with fewer resources and opportunities to prevent, adapt, and recover. These issues are exacerbated in climate-induced crises, where economic loss, growing conflict, forced migration, and the lack of access to basic resources are heightening the risk of gender-based violence and putting the livelihoods of women and girls at stake. But when a climate catastrophe strikes, women are on the frontlines leading local interventions and response efforts to escalating climate-related security risks in their communities and ensuring the needs of the most vulnerable are met. The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund is supporting local women leaders and climate activists working at the forefront of climate action in their communities. Your gift will support women leaders to sustain their impactful work building a more resilient, climate-secure, and peaceful world. Join us and contribute what you can today.