Women are doomed by their sex to endure many of the greatest horrors of war. Thousands are forced into sexual servitude, or compelled to bear the children of rape. War is a poverty issue. War is a development issue. Real dollars spent on defense have more than doubled since 1965.
War is a refugee issue .
One in every 200 people worldwide is a refugee or displaced person. Seventy-five percent of these are women and children. War is an environmental issue . The world's nuclear stockpile is the equivalent of 1.8 tons of explosive power for every man, woman, and child on earth. Used, it would destroy the world.