A woman even here: the story of Reem, a Syrian refugee in Jordan
Reem, 26, is a Syrian refugee in Jordan. Despite her best efforts to build a life out of the ruins, she cannot shake her anxiety about her future as a refugee.
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Harder for women and girls
Displacement makes everything more difficult for women and girls. Girls are more likely than boys to drop out of school. They are also 90% more likely to be out of school than girls in countries without conflict.
The risk of death and illness linked to pregnancy and childbirth also tends to rise in humanitarian disasters. In Syria, maternal deaths had fallen steadily since 1990. After the crisis began, the rate rose sharply for the first time.
A woman even here
The film is part of the "A woman even here" series from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. It tells the stories of 5 women living in 5 countries in the region hit by humanitarian crises, and calls for women's needs to come first in humanitarian response.
UNFPA thanks ECHO, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, for supporting its reproductive health and maternity clinic in Zaatari refugee camp.