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COMMITTEE: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
ISSUE: Using ICTs to improve conditions for women and girls in UNHCR refugee camps
MAIN SUBMITTER: Turkey
CO-SUBMITTERS: Apple, Brazil, China, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa,
USA

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees committee,

Noting that over 46% of women do not feel safe living in the camps, and that 69% live in
dwellings that do not have secure locks,

Acknowledging that 25% of women do not know how to access services if they become
pregnant and 88% do not know how to obtain contraceptives,

1. Suggests the creation of an online platform with explanatory videos (initially in English
and translated into each of the native languages of the refugees in the camp) as well
as ‘fun’ and intelligent activities that will allow:

a. Women and girls in refugee and non-refugee camps to have access to
information about their sexuality, their bodies and adequate education,
b. Men to also have information on the functioning of women's bodies, provided
by qualified persons including:

i. Medical professionals,
ii. Religious representatives,

iii. Teachers;

2. Suggests the creation of an international fund managed by the United Nations to
enable women and girls to have access to New Information and Communication

Technologies (NICTs) as well as a SIM card in order to:
a. Alert the authorities when they are victims of sexual harassment or rape,
b. Be informed about:

i. Their rights,
ii. Their health;

3. Calls for the creation of an online and offline application, considering geographic

locations of refugees, which would enable refugee women to:
a. Find the nearest medical aid centres,
b. Learn about the rules of feminine hygiene,

c. Contact an emergency number;

4. Encourages the democratisation of communication between refugee camps for
women through the use of ICTs in order to:

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