Ukraine

Today marks three years of full-scale war in Ukraine, with women and girls making up the majority of the 10 million displaced people. 

Olga Kharlan has claimed the first Olympic medal for Ukraine at the Paris Games in the finals of the women’s sabre. 

Twelve men signed the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. Seventy five years later, little has changed on women’s representation.

Madonna has taken to Instagram to show her support for the children suffering amid the wars in Ukraine other places.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has won the presidential election in a landslide victory, reinstating him to his fifth consecutive term. 

At least 3.6 million people in Ukraine are in urgent need of gender-based violence services, as the war continues to disproportionately affect women and girls.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen calls for a tribunal to hold Russia accountable for the crime of aggression. 

Many speak of the remarkable resilience of the Ukrainian people, which is inspiring. But such an image, shouldn’t romanticize this war.

Ferguson interviewed the Russian ambassador to Australia, immediately issuing hard-hitting questions about Russia’s war on Ukraine. 

Russian mothers have called on Putin to stop forcing their sons and husbands to join the Russian military without proper training. 

On the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Australia announced it will gift $33 million worth of spy drones to the besieged nation. Few would quibble with us helping Ukraine defend its sovereignty. But what if we were equally generous in investing in peace? 

Along with Ukraine, there are five growing humanitarian hotspots elsewhere that show Australia needs to increase its own refugee intake.