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’

Catherine Morrison

• April 21, 2022

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 higher. In an email interview conducted on April 15, Matilda Bogner, the head of …

Human Rights, Peace and Security

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TOPIC: WOMEN

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

Catherine Morrison

• December 6, 2021

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 for women to have equal access to such crucial areas as education, employment and …

Gender Violence, Women

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

Catherine Morrison

• September 15, 2021

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 of sexual violence from 2019 to 2020, the United Nations is calling for urgent …