The war in Ukraine has worsened a difficult period for women, who have seen major economic and social setbacks prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.
Speaking via video link to a special Security Council meeting on International Women's Day, Georgieva said that women disproportionately bear the devastation of war but are the best hope for peace -- often as the first to bridge conflict divides.
