Catherine Morrison

Catherine Morrison

Catherine Morrison is a recent graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. She has a B.A. in social justice studies from McGill University in Montreal.

The UN Human-Rights Team in Ukraine, Recording the ‘Hardship That People Are Going Through’

Two months since Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country has recorded at least 2,224 civilian deaths and 2,897 injuries, as of April 19. The numbers, however, are likely to be much …
 

Gender Bonds Haven’t Been a Big Hit Globally, but a Japanese Bank May Change That

Gender financial bonds to support women have been sold since 2013, but they haven’t exactly taken off like wildfire. Now the Japan International Cooperation Agency is one of the first public development banks to issue a gender bond, supporting efforts …
 

The UN Urges the Somali Government to Stop a Surge in Sexual Assault Cases

For more than two decades, sexual violence against women in Somalia has become more pervasive as the country has been torn by civil conflict and state collapse. However, after an alarming 80 percent increase in the number of confirmed cases …

 

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