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Women are the first carers,
for people and for the planet.
We do 2/3 of the world's work, mostly unwaged caring work. We and
our children pay most for war and weapons. We are 70% of victims
of armed conflict, 80% of refugees and displaced people. 500,000
children have died in Iraq as a result of sanctions. 1.5m infants
die from malnutrition alone each year.
Everywhere women struggle to make up for the suffering &
devastation, and for the loss of benefits, healthcare, education .
. . cut or privatised to pay for war.
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$900+ billion spent on military budgets worldwide.
l £4 million a week on present UK bombing of Iraq.
l £3.5+ billion put aside by the UK for all-out war.
Yet there's no money to pipe
clean water or for food security ¨
No money for breastfeeding mothers & infants ¨
No money for mothers, single or married, disability benefits,
pensioners, students ¨
No money for asylum seekers who flee rape & other torture
imposed by Western-supported dictators ¨
No money for decent pay for fire service workers, teachers,
hospital staff . . .
$80
billion would get rid of the world's worst poverty
Every need we have is “unaffordable”.
Killing
people is the priority for which we're all doing without.
Women say NO WAR INVEST
IN CARING NOT KILLING |
