UNFPA preserves dignity first for women and girls affected by near dzud
According to the Water, Climate and Environmental Research Institute reports, the winter condition has become difficult in 127 soums of 17 aimags and 2 districts of Ulaanbaatar city and directly affecting the lives of nomadic, herding households in Mongolia.
UNFPA preserves dignity first for women and girls affected by the near dzud. According to the Water, Climate and Environmental Research Institute reports, the winter condition has become difficult in 127 soums of 17 aimags and 2 districts of Ulaanbaatar city and directly affecting the lives of nomadic, herding households in Mongolia. In response, UNFPA takes the lead in addressing the special needs of women and girls in the affected communities via procuring of 2,465 Dignity Kits. The UNFPA signature Dignity Kits are designed and assembled to help women and girls maintain an acceptable level of hygiene, sanitation, health and well-being within the context of humanitarian situations. Dignity kits include such items as sanitary supplies, clothes, socks and underwear; laundry soaps and bath soaps; towels; and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Additionally, they also included a torch with batteries so that women will have the ability to travel or move about safely at night, as well as an emergency whistle in cases of distress – it has been proven that women and girls are particularly vulnerable to gender-based and sexual violence in the wake of natural disasters among other challenges. UNFPA assistance in distributing these Dignity Kits in the affected areas is also part of our efforts aimed to ensure a strong capacity of the NEMA, which is the leading agency to coordinate and manage the disaster response interventions in the country.
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