Press Release POP/912 |
UNFPA CALLS FOR GREATER SECURITY FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY TSUNAMI
Agency Says Fear of Violence Can Inhibit Women from Caring for Families
(Reissued as received.)
NEW YORK, 5 January (UNFPA) -- Increased security and better design of humanitarian assistance are urgently needed to minimize attacks on women in areas affected by last week’s earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, warns UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.