The impact of war on Somali men and its effects on the family, women and children

The impact of war on Somali men and its effects on the family, women and children

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Policy points:
• Interventions for women and children should consider the well-being of the family as a whole.
• A positive engagement with the issues confronting Somali men should be part of any attempt to address the needs of women and children.

Note: This briefing paper is part of the outputs from PSRP’s work in DRC, by Rift Valley Institute. It is part of a series of briefing papers, blogs and reports on political settlements and armed actors, based on a case study of the DRC. The work extends RVI’s previous work in the country Usalama (I).

Keywords: Somalia; Conflict; Gender; Women; Children

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