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Cristal Downing

@cristaldowning

Project Director, Gender & Conflict @crisisgroup Former @UNUCPR, @UKUN_NewYork, @UNMigration | PhD @warstudies | Views my own

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Analyses of the impact of conflict on women & girls are often reductive narratives of victimisation. Floor Keuleers spoke to women in #Niger about their lives under IS Sahel & found a much more nuanced story. Hear more on the research here: youtube.com/watch?v=j0Ey5H…

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❗️El creciente control de los grupos armados sobre la Amazonía colombiana ha puesto aún más en peligro la integridad de una selva que desempeña un papel esencial en el clima del planeta 🌎. ¿Cómo frenarlo? Nuevo informe de Crisis Group sobre 🇨🇴#Colombia se publica mañana 👇

❗️El creciente control de los grupos armados sobre la Amazonía colombiana ha puesto aún más en peligro la integridad de una selva que desempeña un papel esencial en el clima del planeta 🌎. 

¿Cómo frenarlo? 

Nuevo informe de <a href="/CrisisGroup/">Crisis Group</a> sobre 🇨🇴#Colombia se publica mañana 👇
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NEW BRIEFING | Rebel Razing: Loosening the Criminal Hold on the Colombian Amazon Deforestation rates are rising in Colombia, after government negotiations with guerrillas who control swathes of the Amazon stumbled. crisisgroup.org/latin-america-…

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More and more people talking about the impact of the US aid freeze for women & girls in DRC - but are those with influence listening? thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill.co…

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While the Trump administration is gutting U.S. foreign aid across the board, programs aimed at women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health will be among those hardest hit. Cristal Downing explains why. crisisgroup.org/global-united-…

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Beyond the slashing of assistance writ large, and the deprioritisation of funding for gender equality initiatives, there is a further twist when it comes to the provision of health care for women and girls. Cristal Downing explains why in our latest Q&A. crisisgroup.org/global-united-…

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In Just Security ahead of #IWD2025 I highlight how the Mexico City policy (also known as the global gag rule) impacts women & girls in conflict even beyond the damage done by recent aid cuts. Past experience shows that this restriction reduces access to essential health care.

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For #IWD2025 Comfort Ero shared this list of Crisis Group & external publications that explore some of the ways that gender & conflict interact, from India to Haiti, and from seats in parliament to artificial intelligence. crisisgroup.org/global/comfort…

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Women, Peace and Security is a bipartisan issue. Secretary Rubio was a co-sponsor of the bill, and Donald Trump signed it into law. This should be a flagship issue that this administration supports, not undermines. #WPS #womenpeacesecurity