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.

The humanitarian crisis sparked by the war has a strong gender dynamic, with women making up the majority of refugees and displaced people.

Olena Zelenska speaks on impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in an interview, saying that women have taken the brunt of the war.

During a trip to Poland, Trudi Mitchell sat down with Ukrainian refugee women living in the country to listen and share their stories.

There are a range of new flashpoints and ongoing deadly conflicts the world has largely ignored due to the focus on Ukraine.

This year, we saw the immeasurable strength of women coming together to fight human rights injustices. Let’s look at their collective efforts

A series of workshops held in Melbourne and Sydney are helping newly arrived Ukrainians settle into their new lives and find employment.

Legendary actresses Catherine Deneuve and Tilda Swinton have shown their support for Ukraine at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

While Russia and Ukraine’s war wages on, previous peace talk discussions didn’t appear to include women. Changing that can make a difference.

In times of crisis women lead their communities in ways which often go unacknowledged. But when they rise, others in their circle rise too.