• ARCHANA CHAWLA

The experience of women in the armed conflict is multifaceted, it means separation, loss of relatives, physical and economic insecurity,an increased risk of sexual violence, wounding detention, deprivation and even death. In all the conflicts women suffer in ways specific to women yet they should not be seen as homogeneous group, different women have different needs, vulnerabilities and coping mechanism. Women in armed conflicts are not passive and not necessarily" victims". Around the world women become members of the regular armed forces, armed group or their support services. Moreover women are engaged as politicians, leaders of NGO's and active compaigners for peace. Eseentialy the effect of war on women is not determined by the character and the stage of the conflict, but also by particular role of each women caught up in it. Certainily it is significant to recoginize the general needs of the women but it is also vital to respond to women's needs -be they combatants, persons deprived of their freedoms, refugees, internally displaced persons( IDP's), mothers or other members of civilian population. This paper focuses on the needs of the women in the armed conflicts. The main objective of this research paper is to focus on the issue of Gender Inequality during the armed conflicts. The researcher's main emphasis is on the needs and the rights of the women in the conflict areas. This paper also focuses on the efforts of the UNO and the ICRC to protect the female victims of the war. The study is based on the secondary data collected from books, journals, articles and websites. The focus of the paper is to study, analyse and understand the needs of the women in the conflict areas and the efforts to protect the rights of the international organizations.

Armed Conflicts, needs, rights, sexual violence

"INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND CIVILIAN PROTECTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF THE WOMEN IN THE ARMED CONFLICTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.206-217, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806634.pdf

"INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND CIVILIAN PROTECTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF THE WOMEN IN THE ARMED CONFLICTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp206-217, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806634.pdf