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International News in Civilians in Ukraine are being targeted and
fleeing their homes in what the United Nations
Student Point of View calls the fastest-growing refugee crisis in

Europe since World War II.

UN Lebanon mission Gender sensitivity is mainly used to educate Millions of civilians are fleeing their homes and
crossing the borders just to survive the attacks of
becomes pioneer in people to become more aware of and sensitive to military deployed by Russia to Ukraine on February
gender in their lives, workplaces and society in
gender-sensitive general i.e., every individual must be treated with 24th, 2022. These attacks are deliberately
targeting the civilian infrastructure them to
peacekeeping same respect irrespective of their gender identity Ukraine threaten them and get complete control on the
and sexual orientation as the differences are also
country of Ukraine. Public infrastructure has been
identified and respected. I personally think that it's damaged majorly leading to inadequate supply of
UN news explains it further as,” The Interim Force a great initiative taken by UNIFIL to provide gender clean water, electricity, food and healthcare,
in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is taking advantage of a new sensitive housing. It is to be discussed that gender putting fundamental rights of an individual at risk.

initiative, to become the first UN peacekeeping differences are to be respected rather than used Crisis Women and girls at Ukraine are even more at risk
mission to provide gender-sensitive housing and for bias. It is a very well-known fact that the basic as they might get exposed to exploitation, violence
invest in better working conditions for women requirements of women are quite different from They say humans are social animals, what do you and abuse. The impact of this conflict are not felt
peacekeepers serving there. that of men. So adding women-specific think actually makes us different from Animals? In just across Europe but whole world.

accommodation buildings and restrooms for Imagine being constantly put at a state of fear, and
UNIFIL's pioneering move has been made possible my point of view, our rationality and humanity
women working in peacekeeping Operations, not having to flee from your own homes. Imagine
thanks to the Elsie initiative fund for women in makes us stand out among the all the animal
only gives them special facilities but also makes feeling unsafe in the places which were your home
peace operations, a multilateral fund set up by species. Our ability to believe, love and take a
the accommodation more lively and friendly. A until yesterday. Imagine suffering for basic
Member States, that aims to accelerate progress stand for what we believe in makes us different
good housing environment ensures good mental amenities like food, water and shelter. What has
towards gender parity in peacekeeping after all. But where did we get after all this wisdom, happened to the humanity that makes us different?
space thereby making the person more productive
operations. power and knowledge? We basically forgot our What has happened to the laws that we've set for
and fit both mentally and physically. More fundamental qualities. You might've heard about
The $357,000 grant will allow the mission to add organizations should start putting a step forward in ourselves? Are they just meant to be ignored,
four women-specific accommodation buildings, such activities. Ukraine crisis. Russia has been attempting to compromised or broken? Why do we set them in
the first place then?
invade Ukraine as it thinks that Ukrainian
restrooms, and a welfare area.”
friendship with the European Union and the NATO
And what do we outsiders do regarding this? We
after liberating from Soviet Union and becoming
live in the same world, yet our worlds are so far
an independent country in 1991, might become an apart. We read about the conflict. We might share a
economical and strategic threat to it. post in our social media. We might discuss about it

for a while. But in the end we all forget about it and
carry on with our lives. Who takes the major fall?
Who is responsible for all the lives being lost and
threatened? I'm not saying that we should ignore
our own lives going on here as we indulge in the
conflict. But I suggest we stand together with them
and help them get out of the crisis. I suggest we act
as humans and take a stand for humanity and our
fundamental rights. I suggest we show them our
support and extend them our help by providing
them chances of survival

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