Women in Conflict

A film made for the launch of the “Women in Conflict Zones” initiative by the Qatar Fund for Development. Played on 23.09.22 at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77).

The statistics that come out from women and girls caught up in conflict are astounding. Displacement, abuse, abandonment. The threat of sexual violence, torture, and risk to livelihoods rises astronomically. Education, healthcare, and the propensity to care diminishes extraordinarily. Sixty per cent of maternal deaths take place in crisis. It’s insane.

Even with respect to peacekeeping, when women are included in peace agreements, the likelihood that they will last at least 15 years increases by 35 per cent.

The bottom line is that women suffer immensely in conflict, but when they are empowered, they can exist. With support, even despite conflict, women can look after themselves, their loved ones and their communities.

Qatar Fund for Development’s 'Women in Conflict' initiative allows for various projects and interventions that support women in conflict and fragile settings, in the form of humanitarian aid and developmental assistance. We, The Film House, we honoured to have the opportunity to make this film.