This statement was made at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 37th session. WILPF has been bringing to this Council’s attention, including through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the human rights impact of austerity measures in Ukraine. Today, we reiterate that violations of women’s economic and social rights resulting from the implementation of austerity measures are contributing to the feminization of poverty and the deepening of gender inequalities within the family and in society.