
Cristal Downing
@cristaldowning
Project Director, Gender & Conflict @crisisgroup Former @UNUCPR, @UKUN_NewYork, @UNMigration | PhD @warstudies | Views my own
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04-10-2011 21:20:29
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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…

❗️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 👇



The annual Crisis Group "10 Conflicts to Watch" is out. Happy New Year! crisisgroup.org/global/10-conf…


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-…

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-…

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.

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…


Great timing from Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 - new National Action Plan. Glad to see that not everyone has completely lost the plot on WPS. um.dk/en/foreign-pol…