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Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 5,000 women and girls have been killed and 14,000 injured, and the real toll likely far higher. As the war in Ukraine intensifies and energy attacks cripple daily life, a third crisis is tightening its grip on women and girls: collapsing funding for women-led and women’s rights organizations, the very lifeline keeping women and girls alive, protected, and supported.
This study is intended to become a conceptual, methodological and practical foundation for all stakeholders – from state and local authorities, international organizations to the private sector, civil society and the media. It will help understand current trends in the use of cyberspace for trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation, in particular as a form of CRSV, identify gaps in the protection system, and develop strategic recommendations and innovative solutions to improve the security of online space.
At the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in Berlin, the Governments of Ukraine and Germany, in partnership with UN Women, launched the Alliance for Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Recovery for Ukraine. In under a year, the Alliance has grown into a powerful multi-stakeholder platform of 80 members, bringing together governments, international organizations, civil society, and private sector actors. The report also outlines the commitments made by members upon joining the Alliance and details the initial steps taken by the Core Group to monitor and report on these pledges.
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She Leads Ukraine is a UN Women initiative aimed at advancing women’s leadership and strengthening women’s political participation in Ukraine. In 2025, 600 women from all regions of the country took part in the initiative.